NEWSLETTER
The Pittsburgh Pirates (40-44), who will give the ball to Jared Jones, host the St. Louis Cardinals (44-40) with Miles Mikolas on the mound, Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET.
Keep scrolling to find out all the details on how to watch Pittsburgh play St. Louis live.
When is Pirates vs. Cardinals and when does it start?
Where to watch Pirates vs. Cardinals
The Pirates and Cardinals will take to the field at PNC Park for this matchup on July 3, and if you would like to see the action live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on BSMW.
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Pirates vs. Cardinals Game Preview
Yesterday, the Cardinals claimed a 7-4 victory over the Pirates, with Kyle Gibson (5.0 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 8 K) earning the win for the Cardinals. Nolan Gorman went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to lead the offensive attack. Mitch Keller (5.0 IP, 5 R, 9 H, 5 K) was credited with the loss for the Pirates.
Pirates Stats, Odds & Insights
The Pirates have compiled a 15-18 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 45.5% of those games).
Pittsburgh ranks 24th in MLB action with 80 home runs. They average one per game.
The Pirates have the third-lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.360).
Pittsburgh has a 4.01 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the 20th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.283).
Cardinals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Cardinals have entered the game as underdogs 42 times this season and won 21, or 50%, of those games.
St. Louis’ 81 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
The Cardinals rank 19th in the majors with a .379 team slugging percentage.
St. Louis has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.
The Cardinals rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.251 WHIP this season.
Pirates Starter Recent Performance: Jared Jones
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Rays | June 22 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| at Rockies | June 15 | 4.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| vs. Twins | June 9 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| vs. Dodgers | June 4 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| at Tigers | May 29 | 4.1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Cardinals Starter Recent Performance: Miles Mikolas
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Reds | June 27 | 4.1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| vs. Giants | June 22 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| at Cubs | June 16 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| vs. Pirates | June 11 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| at Astros | June 5 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates will send Jones (5-6) to make his 16th start of the season. He is 5-6 with a 3.66 ERA and 93 strikeouts through 86 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Saturday, June 22 against the Tampa Bay Rays, the right-hander threw seven innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
The 22-year-old has a 3.66 ERA and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 15 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .219 to his opponents.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.271), home runs (13) and runs batted in (46) this season.
Connor Joe has 62 hits and an OBP of .327 to go with a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
Andrew McCutchen has 62 hits this season and a slash line of .232/.330/.401.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Mikolas (6-7) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 18th start of the season.
The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up nine earned runs and allowed 12 hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds.
The 35-year-old has an ERA of 5.32, a 3.78 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.246 in 17 games this season.
Brendan Donovan paces the Cardinals with 42 runs batted in.
Alec Burleson has 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 11 walks while batting .280.
Nolan Arenado is batting .256 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 22 walks.
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