Braves seek to extend win streak, play the Cardinals August 26 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Atlanta Braves (78-48, second in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (72-53, first in the NL Central)St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Strider (7-4, 2.95 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 151 strikeouts); Cardinals: Jose Quintana (4-5, 3.45 ERA, 1. Christian Wood Jersey 30 WHIP, 105 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -143, Cardinals +122; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves will look to keep a three-game win streak alive when they play the St. Louis Cardinals.St. Louis is 40-21 in home games and 72-53 overall. Cardinals hitters have a collective .330 on-base percentage, the second-best percentage in the majors.Atlanta has a 78-48 record overall and a 36-24 record on the road. The Braves have the second-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .444.The matchup Friday is the fifth time these teams Jordan Nwora Jersey square off this season. The Braves have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado has 33 doubles, a triple, 26 home runs and 82 RBI while hitting .300 for the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt is 17-for-38 with three Pat Connaughton Jersey doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.Austin Riley leads the Braves with 31 home runs while slugging .553. Vaughn Gri som is 14-for-37 with two doubles, a home run and six RBI over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 8-2, .319 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 40 runsBraves: 8-2, .266 batting average, 2.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 38 runsINJURIES: Cardinals: Drew VerHagen: 60-Day IL (hip), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (knee), Jack Flaherty: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Reyes: 60-Day IL (shoulder)Braves: Chadwick Tromp: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Adam Duvall: 60-Day IL (wrist), Orlando Arcia: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Darren O Bob Lanier Jersey 'Day: 15-Day IL (calf), Luke Jackson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ozzie Albies: 60-Day IL (foot), Manny Pina: 60-Day IL (wrist), Mike Soroka: 60-Day IL (achilles)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic St. Louis Cardinals National League Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves Mike Soroka Manny Pia Jos Quintana Nolan Arenado Luke Jackson Jack Flaherty Orlando Arcia Alex Reyes Drew VerHagen Austin Riley Milwaukee Bucks Hats Chadwick Tromp Paul Goldschmidt Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 16 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 19 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Matthew Dellavedova Jersey Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 43 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS