First pitch is 6:45 PM CT at Busch Stadium, with deGrom (3-4, 3.77 ERA) drawing McGreevy (3-4, 2.98) in a matchup that looks tighter than the records suggest. Pinnacle has Texas as a -118 favorite over a 7.5 total, which is about what you'd expect when two starters with sub-4 ERAs square off.
deGrom's last time out was a quiet 6-inning, 2-run, 6-K no-decision against Houston, but the month around it was bumpier than the line score — he gave up 18 runs across 28.1 innings in May and has already served up 13 homers on the season, half of his entire 2025 total. McGreevy, meanwhile, has been the Cardinals' steadiest arm; he's 21-9 lifetime in his big-league starts and held the Dodgers, Padres and A's to a single run over 18 innings in May before Milwaukee tagged him for 5 in 4 last week.
The Rangers come in playing their best baseball in a month, taking 3 straight from the Royals — including a 9-1 laugher Friday — after dropping back-to-back to Houston. They're still 28-31 and they're still doing it without Corey Seager, Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter and Josh Smith, which is a lot of offense to be missing in a building that doesn't usually punish you for it. Seager is finally close to a rehab assignment, but he's not walking through the door at Busch.
- Day-To-DayEvan Carter CF — Carter (foot) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
- Day-To-DaySebastian Walcott SS — Rangers GM Ross Fenstermaker said Tuesday that Walcott could be ready for game action in August, "if all things according to plan" in his rehab from the internal brace procedure he underwent on his right elbow, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
- 10-Day-ILCorey Seager SS — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Sunday that Seager (back) is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment during the upcoming week, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
- 10-Day-ILWyatt Langford LF — Langford (forearm) served as the designated hitter and went 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in a rehab game for Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
- 10-Day-ILJosh Smith 2B — Smith (illness) rejoined his teammates at Globe Life Field on Thursday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILCole Winn RP — Winn (0-1) took the loss against Pittsburgh on Wednesday, allowing three runs on two hits while striking out one over one-third of an inning.
- 15-Day-ILRobert Garcia RP — Garcia (shoulder) began throwing from 80 feet out Friday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILCarter Baumler RP — Baumler (intercostal) has been shut down from his rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.
- Day-To-DayPacky Naughton RP — Naughton will undergo surgery next month to repair the damaged UCL in his left elbow, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
- Day-To-DaySem Robberse SP — Robberse (elbow) signed a minor-league contract with the Cardinals on Monday, which includes an invitation to spring training, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
- Day-To-DayVictor Santos RP — The Red Sox traded Santos (undisclosed) and Nick Robertson to the Cardinals on Friday in exchange for Tyler O'Neill (foot), Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.
- Day-To-DayIxan Henderson SP — Henderson (elbow) is starting the season on the 60-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis.
- Day-To-DayZack Thompson RP — The Cardinals reassigned Thompson (shoulder) to minor-league camp Monday.
- 10-Day-ILNathan Church LF — Church (shoulder) received clearance from a specialist Tuesday to start a plyometric and strengthening program, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
- 10-Day-ILRamon Urias 3B — Urias' (elbow) resumption of a throwing program is considered imminent, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
- 60-Day-ILLars Nootbaar LF — The Cardinals are eyeing June 1 as a target date for Nootbaar's (heels) activation from the 60-day injured list, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The Cardinals have their own reinforcement coming: Lars Nootbaar has been targeting June 1 to be activated off the 60-day IL after double heel surgery, and he's expected to slot right in as the everyday left fielder when he's back. St. Louis is 31-26 and just took the rubber game from the Cubs 5-1 behind a vintage scuffed-up-but-winning weekend at home.
The angle here is simple: if deGrom keeps the ball in the yard, Texas wins this game. He's missing bats, he's not walking anyone, but the longball has been his one leak all year and Busch isn't exactly a launching pad to hide it. McGreevy doesn't blow you away — he just keeps making you put it in play, and a depleted Rangers lineup makes that a fair fight. The under at 7.5 (-104) looks like the cleanest read on the board.