St. Louis at Detroit

Double-header day in Motown! Last place St. Louis plays its fifth consecutive road contest. The offense is 28th in runs scored, 25th in on-base percentage, 28th in slugging, and 25th in steals. Steven Matz (5.55 ERA) comes off a 14-1 loss at home to Arizona and in his previous start, on the road, he lost 6-3 to Oakland as a favorite allowing 5 runs in 5 innings. The Cardinals are 26-44 against a starting pitcher who walks 1.75 or fewer batters per start. Detroit has won six of nine and plays its fifth straight home game. The pitching staff is fourth in the majors in ERA (3.14), including sixth in the pen (2.71 ERA). The Tigers are 19-12 versus an NL team with a batting average of .245 or worse, so back home field. Play Detroit in the 2nd game of the doubleheader.