The Cardinals wrap up a two-game road series Saturday against the Royals. First pitch is set for 6:10 p.m.
Ƶ rallied for an 8-5 win Friday night.
Right-hander Andre Pallante (4-6, 4.43). will take the mound for the Cardinals.
In one of his shortest starts of the season, Pallante allowed five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings vs. the Mets on Monday in his last outing.
The Royals will counter with right-hander Michael Wacha (8-6, 3.55). The former Cardinal allowed four runs, three of them earned, last month at Busch Stadium in picking up the win for the Royals.
“There’s definitely a little something extra, you know, coming from them and spending that many years with them,” Wacha told the Post-Dispatch's Lynn Worthy on Friday.
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Kansas City has already won more games than last season, when the Royals finished 56-106.
The Cardinals are 60-57, second in the NL Central and seven games out of first. Ƶ is 10-11 since the All-Star break.
A win Saturday would provide some payback for the Cardinals, who were swept by the Royals in a one-day, two-game series last month at Busch.
The Royals are 64-53, third in the AL Central and 3 1/2 games behind division-leading Cleveland. Kansas City is 12-8 since the break.
A rare Sunday off day follows for both teams.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Brendan Donovan, LF
2. Alec Burleson, DH
3. Willson Contreras, C
4. Nolan Arenado, 3B
5. Lars Nootbaar, CF
6. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
7. Nolan Gorman, 2B
8. Tommy Pham, RF
9. Brandon Crawford, SS
P: Andre Pallante, RHP
ROYALS
1. Maikel Garcia, 2B
2. Bobby Witt Jr., SS
3. Vinnie Pasquantino, DH
4. Salvador Perez, 1B
5. Paul DeJong, 3B
6. MJ Melendez, LF
7. Freddy Fermin, C
8. Garrett Hampson, RF
9. Kyle Isbel, CF
P: Michael Wacha, RHP
Injury report
Lance Lynn (knee strain): Veteran right-hander had been pitching through stiffness in his right knee, and he even experienced a decline in velocity to begin a recent start until getting the knee to cooperate. Lynn played catch on Monday after going through a three-day period of inactivity to allow him to rest the knee. He is expected to go through a throwing progression before he returns from the 15-day injured list. Updated Aug. 5
Riley O'Brien (flexor tendon): O’Brien completed one scoreless inning and struck out two batters on 11 pitches with Memphis on Sunday in what was the second of back-to-back outings. O’Brien, who had been hovering between 94 mph and 97 mph with his fastball, touched 97.1 mph on Sunday. O’Brien was expected to play catch on Tuesday in Memphis to see how he recovers from the back-to-back outings before determining his next step. Updated Aug. 5
Steven Matz (lower back stiffness): He was scheduled to throw three innings (or about 50 pitches) for Memphis on Tuesday. Updated Aug. 4
Michael Siani (oblique strain): Siani received a platelet-rich plasma injection on Monday for the oblique strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list on Sunday. Siani said he does not have a clear timeline for when he could return but noted that he managed to get in “minimal” rehab work on Tuesday including work in the weight room to test out the injury. Siani said he’d be reevaluated two days after the injection to see how the injury reacts. Updated Aug. 6