The St. Louis Cardinals (25-34) hope to avoid an upset as -146 favorites when they take on Ke’Bryan Hayes (with homers in two straight contests) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (30-27). First pitch is at 11:35 AM ET Sunday, live from PNC Park and airing on Peacock.
Miles Mikolas will get the ball for St. Louis while Pittsburgh will counter with Rich Hill.
Cardinals vs. Pirates Odds
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Who Will Win Cardinals vs. Pirates?
Cardinals and Pirates Betting Trends
The Cardinals have been favored on the moneyline 35 total times this season. They’ve finished 16-19 in those games.
St. Louis has gone 8-11 (winning 42.1% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -146 or shorter.
This season, the Pirates have won 21 out of the 44 games, or 47.7%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Pittsburgh has a record of 11-13 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +125 on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 59 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 29 of those games (29-28-2).
Games involving the Pirates have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 27 of 57 chances this season.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals are the 10th-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.8 runs per game (281 total).
St. Louis is fifth in baseball with 80 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
The Cardinals’ .253 batting average ranks 13th in the majors.
St. Louis’ hitters strike out 8.2 times per game, the ninth-fewest strikeouts in baseball.
The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
St. Louis’ 4.27 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates have scored the 20th-most runs in the league this season with 252 (4.4 per game).
Pittsburgh ranks 24th in Major League Baseball with 56 home runs.
The Pirates’ .247 batting average ranks 18th in the league this season.
Pittsburgh is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
The Pirates average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the league this season.
Pittsburgh has the 11th-ranked ERA (4.01) in the majors this season.
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Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Mikolas (4-1) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his 13th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.75 ERA in 69 2/3 innings pitched, with 58 strikeouts.
Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis with a batting average of .301. He’s also hit 10 home runs with 26 RBI.
Nolan Gorman leads St. Louis in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 44.
Nolan Arenado has 59 hits this season and a slash line of .267/.315/.443.
Tommy Edman is batting .253 with an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .434 this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates’ Hill (4-5) will make his 12th start of the season.
Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 36 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .278.
Andrew McCutchen has seven doubles, eight home runs and 28 walks while batting .272.
Hayes has 13 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 15 walks while hitting .232.
Carlos Santana is batting .238 with 15 doubles, three home runs and 26 walks.
Cardinals and Pirates Injuries
Cardinals: Lars Nootbaar: 10 Day IL (Back), Dylan Carlson: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Tyler O’Neill: 10 Day IL (Back), Jake Woodford: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Packy Naughton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Wilking Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Pirates: Vince Velásquez: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Wil Crowe: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ji-Man Choi: 60 Day IL (Achilles), Oneil Cruz: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Jarlin García: 60 Day IL (Arm), Max Kranick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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