St. Louis at Tampa Bay

St. Louis has a losing road record and ends a six-game road trip. The Cardinals are 2-4 in the last six starts made by Matthew Liberatore (4.13 ERA), who has allowed 16 runs in those games (24+ innings, 34 hits). The Cardinals are on a 3-7 slide after losing to the Rays yesterday, 10-6. The offense is 15th in runs scored and on-base percentage, 20th in steals, and 24th in slugging. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay is No. 1 in steals and plays its fifth consecutive home contest. Ryan Pepiot has a 3.46 ERA at home, where he's holding batters to a .228 average, while the bullpen is 12th in ERA (3.82). Play Tampa Bay.