Minnesota Twins vs. St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis; Thursday, 4:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (0-0); Cardinals: Sonny Gray (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -118, Cardinals -101; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Minnesota Twins for the season opener.
St. Louis went 83-79 overall and 44-37 in home games a season ago. The Cardinals averaged 8.4 hits per game last season and totaled 165 home runs.
Minnesota went 82-80 overall and 39-42 on the road a season ago. The Twins scored 4.6 runs per game while giving up 4.5 last season.
INJURIES: Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 15-Day IL (lat)
Twins: Brooks Lee: 10-Day IL (back), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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