Athletics (64-75, fifth in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (68-71, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Luis Severino (6-11, 4.82 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (6-10, 5.04 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis has a 68-71 record overall and a 37-33 record in home games. The Cardinals have a 27-10 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The Athletics are 64-75 overall and 35-35 on the road. The Athletics have the fourth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .434.

The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar has 22 doubles, a

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