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The St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium in an interleague contest. Ace Adam Wainwright will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Wainwright is 7-4 this season with a 3.33 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Gil Meche who starts for the Royals. Righthander Meche is 4-5 with a 3.31 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals scored four runs in the ninth inning to seal a 7-1 victory over the Royals on Saturday, as -160 favorites. That game's eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (8). Khalil Greene belted a three-run homer, and Albert Pujols hit a two-run dinger for the Cardinals. Chris Carpenter allowed just three hits and one run over 7 2-3 innings for the win. Willie Bloomquist drove in the lone run for the Royals, who were +140 underdogs. Brian Bannister surrendered six hits and three runs over eight innings in the loss. Current streak: St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Kansas City has lost 4 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 38-31 SU Kansas City: 29-38 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Sunday are 1-9 Before playing Houston are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games St. Louis is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis Next up: St. Louis at NY Mets, Monday, June 22 Kansas City at Houston, Tuesday, June 23