The St. Louis Cardinals (75-75) are favorites (-150) on the moneyline when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-79) Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. ET, live on SportsNet PT.
Lance Lynn will get the ball for St. Louis while Pittsburgh will counter with Bailey Falter.
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The Cardinals have compiled a 35-35 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
St. Louis has gone 10-10 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -150 or shorter.
This season, the Pirates have won 37 out of the 88 games, or 42%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Pittsburgh has a record of 13-25, a 34.2% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +128 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Cardinals have had an over/under set by bookmakers 149 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 70 of those games (70-75-4).
The Pirates’ games have gone over the total in 73 of their 150 chances.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 25 offense in baseball scoring 4.1 runs per game (611 total runs).
St. Louis is 24th in MLB with 153 total home runs.
The Cardinals have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).
St. Louis strikes out 8.1 times per game to rank 11th in MLB.
The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Cardinals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
St. Louis’ 4.09 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates rank 21st in the majors with 627 total runs scored this season.
Pittsburgh’s 144 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
The Pirates have a team batting average of .235 this season, which ranks 23rd among MLB teams.
Pittsburgh ranks just 26th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
The Pirates strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
Pittsburgh has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.14) in the majors this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals are sending Lynn (6-4) to the mound to make his 23rd start of the season. He is 6-4 with a 3.96 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 111 1/3 innings pitched.
Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in home runs (21) and runs batted in (73) this season while batting .270.
Brendan Donovan is batting .270 with an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .401 this season.
Nolan Arenado has collected 145 base hits, an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .393 this season.
Masyn Winn leads St. Louis in batting average (.271) this season while adding 13 home runs and 50 RBI.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Falter (8-7) will take to the mound for the Pirates and make his 26th start of the season.
Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in home runs (22), runs batted in (85) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .280.
Oneil Cruz is batting .268 with 34 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 43 walks.
Andrew McCutchen is hitting .237 with 17 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 57 walks.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa has 14 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 16 walks while hitting .274.
Cardinals and Pirates Injuries
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Finger), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Herniated disc), Henry Davis: 10 Day IL (Hand), Ben Heller: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Daulton Jefferies: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Stratton: 60 Day IL (Patella), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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