Apr 2, 2021
Canadian men and women combine to win five of six games Friday at Emirates 7s
The Canadian women won all three of their games Friday to finish atop their pool at the Emirates Invitational 7s rugby tournament. Canada's men won two of three to finish second in their pool.
The Canadian Press
St. Louis Cardinals (30-22, first in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (18-35, fifth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Kwang Hyun Kim (1-2, 3.09 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 32 strikeouts) Diamondbacks: Matt Peacock (1-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: Nolan Arenado and the Cardinals will take on the Diamondbacks Sunday.
The Diamondbacks are 9-14 on their home turf. Arizona has slugged .385 this season. Andrew Young leads the team with a mark of .588.
The Cardinals are 15-12 on the road. St. Louis has a team on-base percentage of .300, led by Dylan Carlson with a mark of .353.
The Cardinals won the last meeting 7-4. Adam Wainwright earned his third victory and Tyler O'Neill went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs for St. Louis. Seth Frankoff took his second loss for Arizona.
TOP PERFORMERS: Eduardo Escobar leads the Diamondbacks with 12 home runs and is batting .229.
Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 11 home runs and is batting .284.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 0-10, .233 batting average, 5.44 ERA, outscored by 26 runs
Cardinals: 6-4, .225 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Taylor Widener: (groin), Luke Weaver: (shoulder), Zac Gallen: (elbow), Chris Devenski: (elbow), Tyler Clippard: (shoulder), J.B. Bukauskas: (elbow), Kole Calhoun: (hamstring), Asdrubal Cabrera: (hamstring).
Cardinals: Andrew Miller: (toe), Miles Mikolas: (forearm), Dakota Hudson: (right elbow), Jordan Hicks: (elbow), Harrison Bader: (rib), Max Moroff: (shoulder), Paul DeJong: (side).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.