St. Louis at Atlanta

St. Louis has a losing road record and winds up a seven-game road trek on a 4-9 slide. The Cardinals are 5-17 on the road against winning teams, plus 6-22 vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. Batters are hitting .310 off starter Matthew Liberatore (5.66 ERA), who has a brutal 10.97 ERA on the road. Defending champion Atlanta is on a 7-2 run with an offense that is fourth in runs scored, No. 1 in slugging, while the pitching staff is seventh with a 3.65 ERA. Hard-throwing Spencer Strider (2.87 ERA) is holding batters to a .175 average with 90 Ks in 59+ innings. Atlanta is 31-11 after winning six of seven of their last eight and is on a 20-8 run against St. Louis. Play Atlanta.