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The Pittsburgh Pirates (40-44) are favorites (-124) on the moneyline when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals (44-40) Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET, live on BSMW.
Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas.
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Pirates and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Pirates have won 15 of the 33 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (45.5%).
Pittsburgh has a 9-12 record (winning 42.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -124 or shorter.
The Cardinals have been underdogs in 42 games this season and won 21 (50%) of those contests.
This season, St. Louis has won 11 of its 28 games, or 39.3%, when it’s the underdog by at least +106 on the moneyline.
The Pirates have played in 84 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 39 times (39-44-1).
So far this season, the Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 37 of their 83 games with a total.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates rank 25th in runs scored with 337, four per game.
Pittsburgh averages one home run per game to rank 24th in baseball with 80 total home runs.
The Pirates have the 24th-ranked batting average in the league (.228).
Pittsburgh’s hitters strike out 9.5 times per game, the 27th-most in baseball.
The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
Pittsburgh’s 4.01 team ERA ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored 335 runs (just four per game) this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.
St. Louis ranks 22nd in Major League Baseball with 81 home runs.
The Cardinals’ .240 batting average ranks 17th in the league this season.
St. Louis ranks 18th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
St. Louis has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.90) in the majors this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Jones (5-6) takes the mound for the Pirates in his 16th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.66 ERA in 86 2/3 innings pitched, with 93 strikeouts.
Bryan Reynolds is batting .271 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Pittsburgh hitters this season.
Connor Joe has collected 62 hits this season and has an OBP of .327. He’s slugging .404 on the year.
Andrew McCutchen has 62 hits this season and a slash line of .232/.330/.401.
Oneil Cruz has collected 67 hits this season and has an OBP of .293. He’s slugging .424 on the year.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals’ Mikolas (6-7) will make his 18th start of the season.
Brendan Donovan has driven in a team-high 42 runs batted in.
Alec Burleson has 11 doubles, 13 home runs and 11 walks while hitting .280.
Nolan Arenado has 13 doubles, seven home runs and 22 walks while batting .256.
Masyn Winn’s .288 batting average paces his team.
Pirates and Cardinals Injuries
Pirates: David Bednar: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Hunter Stratton: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Quinn Priester: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Ryan Borucki: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Henry Davis: 7 Day IL (Head), Dennis Santana: day-to-day (Arm)
Cardinals: Iván Herrera: 10 Day IL (Back), Lars Nootbaar: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Nick Robertson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Steven Matz: 60 Day IL (Back), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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