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Will you be betting on the Cardinals? (AP Images)

Albert Pujols looks to break out of his worst slump of the season while trying to help the visiting St. Louis Cardinals avoid extending their season-worst losing streak to six games tonight against the Florida Marlins.
The Cardinals, who are 5-11 since winning five in a row, are batting .209 and have been outscored 37-12 during their five-game losing streak. They're averaging 3.1 runs in the last 16 contests.

Hitless in his last four games, Pujols, who is batting .320, has only gone without a hit in five consecutive games once during his career.

Adam Wainwright looks to avoid a third straight loss for the Cards. He’s pitched well versus the Marlins during his career, going 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two career starts.

Like Wainwright, Florida's Chris Volstad looks to avoid a third straight loss despite having not allowed more than three runs in either of his last two outings.