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JJ Wetherholt, off to a solid start to his rookie season, and the St. Louis Cardinals will look to bounce back on Tuesday after dropping the opener of a three-game series against the host Miami Marlins. The 23-year-old second baseman, who went 0-for-3 in a 5-3 loss on Monday, is hitting .228 with three homers, 11 RBIs, four steals and a .730 OPS in 22 games. The Cardinals’ first-round pick, seventh overall, in 2024, Wetherholt mostly played shortstop in the minor leagues but moved to second base because the Cardinals have a Gold Glove winner at his position, Masyn Winn. Still, Wetherholt has above-average tools in terms of his speed, arm, power and hitting, and he has earned the trust

The start of Isaac Paredes’ second season with the Houston Astros has not gone according to plan. After he was an All-Star last season, Paredes entered play Monday hitting .190, slugging .254 and homerless after he had 20 long balls last season. He believes things are starting to trend back in the right direction after hitting his first two homers of the season on Monday in the Astros’ 9-2 win over the host Cleveland Guardians in the series opener. Paredes will pursue an encore when the teams meet again in the middle contest of a three-game set on Tuesday. “A lot of happiness because of what I’ve been going through,” Paredes said on the postgame broadcast when asked about his

The National League Central-leading Cincinnati Reds have found ways to win despite some dreadful offensive numbers, but their hitters might be finding some form on the current road trip. Winners of four straight to start a six-game trek, the Reds will look for a second consecutive victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Cincinnati led 2-1 after one inning on Monday and never looked back, cruising to a 6-1 victory. Entering the matchup batting a paltry .178 average with runners in scoring position, the Reds went 4-for-13 on Monday while the Rays finished 0-for-7 in those situations. As a result, Cincinnati logged a ninth win in 11 road outings. While the series opener ended up

The Los Angeles Kings believe they have a plan heading into Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night in Denver. After averaging 20.1 hits during the regular season, the Kings delivered 49 during the 2-1 loss to Colorado in Game 1 on Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles coach D.J. Smith believes they can turn it up a notch, however. “We’ve got to be more physical,” Smith said. “We’ve got to hit the D more, and I expect that in the next game.” The Kings played their type of game in the first matchup on Sunday, holding the high-scoring Avalanche without a goal through the first half of the game and pulling within one