Astros bring home losing streak into matchup with the Cardinals
By The Associated Press••Yahoo Sports
St. Louis Cardinals (12-8, third in the NL Central) vs. Houston Astros (8-14, fifth in the AL West) Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.
m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-1, 4. 29 ERA, 1.
57 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Astros: Mike Burrows (1-3, 6. 55 ERA, 1. 82 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) LINE: Astros -147, Cardinals +123; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the St.
Louis Cardinals looking to stop a three-game home slide. Houston is 8-14 overall and 7-5 in home games. Astros hitters have a collective .
431 slugging percentage to lead the AL. St. Louis is 5-3 in road games and 12-8 overall.