Before Carlos’ lat injury, this would have been a marquee matchup of aces. Carlos at his best isn’t quite Kluber at his, but he’s not far off. Of course, we all know that Cmart hasn’t been himself of late. Perhaps the tough opponent will help him to focus and he’ll pitch a good solid game.
On offense, Kluber may be licking his chops with all the Ks of late. Looking at league stats though, the Cardinals are “only” 15th in the league in total strikeouts, right about at league average.