The St. Louis Cardinals (74-75) will try to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-78) on Monday at 7:45 p.m. ET on SportsNet PT. Oddsmakers consider the Pirates to be -138 favorites for the contest, while the Cardinals are +118 underdogs look🐟ﷺing for the upset.
Paul Skenes starts for Pittsburgh while Andre Pallante is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.
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Pirates and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Pirates have 𒐪won 34 of the 60 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (56.7%).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -138 or shorter, Pittsburgh has a record of 15-1✱0 (60%).
The Cardinals have entered the💙 game as underdogs 78 times this season and won 38, or 48.7%, ofღ those games.
This season, St. Louis has won 11 of its 29 games, or 37.9%, when it’s the underdog by at least +118 on the moneyline.
In the 149 games in which oddsmakers have🔥 set an over/under for the Pir🦩ates, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 73 times (73-74-2).
The Cardinals and t🗹heir opponentꩲs have gone over the total this season in 70 of their 148 opportunities.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates rank 21st i🧜n runs scored with 627, 4.2 per game.
Pittsburgh is fifth-worst in MLB p♓lay with 144 home runs.
The Pirates’ .236 batting average ranks 23rd in the majors.
Pittsburgh’s 9.2 strikeouts per game rank 25th in MLB.
The pitching s🗹taff for the Pirates has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 17th in the majors.
Pittsburgh has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching sta🍌ffs (4.13).
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals rank 25th in the majors with 6👍07 total runs scored this season.
St. Lou꧟is has🅰 hit 153 homers this season, which ranks 24th in the majors.
The Cardinals’ .246 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
St. Loui🌳s ranks 11th in strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.
The Cardinals average just 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings as 💃a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in 📖the majors.
St. Louis has pitched to a 4.12 ERA this season,🔯 which ranks 17th in basebaꦍll.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Skenes (10-2 w꧟ith a 2.10 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 120 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Pirates, his 21st🅷 of the season.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting averag♊e (.282), home runs (22) and runs batted in (85) this season.
Oneil Cruz has collected 136 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .459 on the year.
Andrew McCutchen has 99 hi♈ts this𝐆 season and a slash line of .237/.337/.426.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .272 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage 🥂of .379 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals wil🤡l hand the ball to Pallante (6-8) for his 18th start of the season.
Alec Burleson ꦍpaces the Cardinals with 21 home runs and 73 runs batted in.
Brenda💮n Donovan is hitting .270 with 30 doubles, two 🍸triples, 12 home runs and 42 walks.
Nolan Arenado is hitting .265 with 21 doubles, 16 home runs a༺nd 41 walk﷽s.
Masyn Winn is batting .271 to pace his team.
Pirates and Cardinals Injuries
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)
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Da🐓y IL (Finger), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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