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May 31, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray (54) comes off the field after pitching against the Texas Rangers during the seventh inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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St. Louis Cardinals pitchers have struck out the second-fewest batters in the major leagues this season with 441, ahead of only the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Cardinals will seek more punchouts on Friday when they continue their nine-game homestand against the Los Angeles Dodgers — a team that is tough to strike out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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St. Louis started this stretch by losing two of three games to the Kansas City Royals while allowing 22 runs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“You’re about to face the Dodgers, who don’t punch out a whole lot, Toronto, doesn’t punch out at all, so this is going to be a really good stretch for us,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “It’s going to be a good test, one I’m looking forward to.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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St. Louis will open this series with its most overpowering pitcher in right-hander Sonny Gray (6-1, 3.65 ERA).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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After allowing the Philadelphia Phillies to score seven runs in 3 2\/3 innings on May 14, Gray allowed just three runs in 19 innings in his next three starts. He struck out 25 batters and walked just two during that span.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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He allowed four hits and struck out 10 batters over seven scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“I just feel like, even after my last outing, I felt very good about how I threw the ball and how the ball is coming out of my hand,” Gray said after that victory. “I had a really good plan going into the day. Executed it pretty well. Did some things that I hadn’t been able to do thus far this year.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“I know I’ve been making strides to that. Worked on it throughout the week in the bullpen and came up with a good visual for me, and (I) executed some things a little bit differently. It was a really good team to do that against.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Gray is 1-4 with a 3.35 ERA in seven career starts against the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Los Angeles will start the series with left-hander Justin Wrobleski (1-1, 8.00), who won his most recent appearance by throwing four shutout innings in relief in a 19-2 victory over the Athletics on May 15.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Wrobleski won his one career start against the Cardinals despite allowing three homers and four runs in five innings of a 7-6 game last Aug. 16.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Dodgers could activate relievers Kirby Yates and Michael Kopech for this series. Yates has been on the 15-day injured list with a hamstring strain while Kopech has been on the 60-day IL with a shoulder impingement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Both pitchers were proclaimed just about good to go after wrapping up rehabilitation work this week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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“Both of them came out well,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “As we look today, there’s a good possibility this weekend that both guys will be active.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Former Cardinals utility man Tommy Edman returned to the Dodgers’ lineup in the 6-5 victory over the New York Mets Thursday after missing time with ankle inflammation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Roberts elected to rest infielders Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy on Thursday ahead of the team’s six-game trip to St. Louis and San Diego. Freeman, who came off the bench as a pinch-hitter, should be back in the lineup Friday. He leads the National League in batting average at .363.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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