How to watch Cardinals vs. Tigers: TV/streaming info, schedule, preview, starting pitchers
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In a matchup of teams off to 4-4 starts, Sunday Night Baseball on NBC and Peacock will feature the St. Louis Cardinals facing the Detroit Tigers in the finale of a three-game series at Comerica Park.
Righthander Kyle Leahy is expected to start for St. Louis, matching his total starts from last season (when he made 61 appearances in relief).
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The Tigers have recalled righthander Keider Montero from Triple-A Toledo to make the start for Detroit. Justin Verlander, was scheduled to start for the Tigers, but the 43-year-old righthander was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to April 1) with left hip inflammation, scuttling plans for his first start at Comerica Park for the Tigers since 2017.
Detroit has won the first two games of the series, a 4-0 win on Friday and an 11-6 victory Saturday.
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How to watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers:
- When: Sunday, April 5
- Where: Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan
- Time: 7 p.m. ET (7:20 p.m. first pitch)
- TV: NBC
- Live Stream: Peacock
Who are the announcers for Cardinals-Tigers?
Jason Benetti will provide play-by-play alongside Brad Thompson (who spent most of his six MLB seasons from 2005-2010 as a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals) and Andy Dirks (an outfielder and designated hitter for the Tigers from 2011-2013). Ahmed Fareed will host the pregame show with analyst Dexter Fowler.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Detroit Tigers preview:
The Cardinals won their first two series, winning twice in three-game sets against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and New York Mets.
St. Louis is trying to snap a playoff drought that dates to 2022 and avoid missing the postseason for four consecutive years for the first time since 1995.
After several offseason trades of veterans, the Cardinals entered the 2026 season with the youngest active roster in MLB. First baseman Alec Burleson and catcher Pedro Pages, both 27 years old, were the oldest players in the Opening Day lineup. Outfielder Lars Nootbaar, 28 and in his 6th year with St. Louis, is the longest tenured active player on the team but is out after offseason heel surgeries.
Before opening this series with two victories, the Tigers had dropped four consecutive, including a sweep by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Detroit's offense has been off to a slow start, and the Tigers were shut out twice in the first six games.
Two-time All-Star outfielder Riley Greene got off to a 5-for-25 start after leading the Tigers with 155 hits, 36 homers and 111 RBI last year. Outfielder Kerry Carpenter also struggled in the first six games (2 for 22) after a career-high 26 homers last year.
Detroit has lost in the ALDS for the past two seasons and is seeking to return to the ALCS for the first time in 13 years.
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