The St. Louis Cardinals (77-75) hope to complete a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-81) when the teams meet at 7:15 p.m. ET Thursday. The Cardinals are -147 favorites to keep the Pirates out of the win column in the series.
St. Louis’ Erick Fedde and Pittsburgh’s Luis Ortiz have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Cardinals have gone 37-35 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 51.4% of those games).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -147 or shorter, St. Louis has a 13-11 record (winning 54.2% of its games).
This season, the Pirates have won 37 out of the 90 games, or 41.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Pittsburgh has a record of 16-30 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +124 on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 151 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 71 of those games (71-76-4).
Games involving the Pirates have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 74 of 152 chances this season.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 24 offense in MLB play scoring 4.1 runs per game (624 total runs).
St. Louis ranks 23rd in MLB play with 156 home runs. They average one per game.
The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .246 batting average.
St. Louis strikes out 8.1 times per game, the ninth-fewest mark in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 8.2 K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
St. Louis has a 4.08 team ERA that ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates rank 22nd in the majors with 633 total runs scored this season.
Pittsburgh has hit just 146 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the majors.
The Pirates rank 22nd in MLB with a .236 team batting average.
Pittsburgh is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking 26th with an average of 9.3 strikeouts per game.
The Pirates have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in the big leagues.
Pittsburgh has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.16) in the majors this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Fedde gets the start for the Cardinals, his 30th of the season. He is 8-9 with a 3.45 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 164 1/3 innings pitched.
Alec Burleson leads St. Louis in batting average (.271), home runs (21) and runs batted in (73) this season.
Brendan Donovan’s batting average of .271 leads all St. Louis hitters this season.
Nolan Arenado is slashing .269/.323/.396 this season for the Cardinals.
Masyn Winn leads St. Louis with a batting average of .271. He’s also hit 14 home runs with 51 RBI.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates will send Ortiz (6-6) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates in home runs (22), runs batted in (85) and has a team-high batting average of .280.
Oneil Cruz is hitting .267 with 34 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 43 walks.
Andrew McCutchen is batting .237 with 18 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 57 walks.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .275 with 16 doubles, four triples, eight home runs and 16 walks.
Cardinals and Pirates Injuries
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Finger), Lance Lynn: 15 Day IL (Knee), 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), Kyle Nicolas: 15 Day IL (Oblique ), Ben Heller: 60 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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