Data Skrive:
The Pittsburgh Pirates (70-78) are -146 favorites to break their two-game losing streak when they face the St. Louis Cardinals (74-74), losers of two in a row. The game begins Monday at 7:45 p.m. ET on SportsNet PT, live from Busch Stadium. Paul Skenes takes the mound for Pittsburgh while Andre Pallante is St. Louis’ starter for the contest.
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Odds to Win
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Pirates to win vs Cardinals -146
Pirates vs. Cardinals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Pirates (-146)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+124)
- Over/under: 7
Pirates vs. Cardinals Betting Insights
- The Pirates have been victorious in 33, or 56.9%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Pittsburgh has been victorious 11 times in 20 chances when named as a favorite of at least -146 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 59.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Cardinals have been the moneyline underdog 77 total times this season. They’ve finished 38-39 in those games.
- St. Louis has gone 9-13 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +124 or longer (40.9%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cardinals have an implied win probability of 44.6%.
Pirates vs. Cardinals Hitting Leaders
- Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs with 22, runs batted in with 84 and his batting average of .282 is also best on his team.
- Reynolds ranks 44th in homers and 27th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Oneil Cruz has 135 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .458 this season.
- Alec Burleson has accumulated a team-high batting average of .271, while pacing the Cardinals in home runs (21) and runs batted in (73).
- In all of MLB, Burleson is 52nd in homers and 45th in RBI.
- Brendan Donovan has a club-high .271 batting average.
Pirates vs. Cardinals Pitching Rankings
- The Pirates average the 18th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.14 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.312 WHIP this season.
- The Cardinals pitching staff is 26th in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- St. Louis has a 4.12 team ERA that ranks 17th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.269).