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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The fans at PNC Park will be treated to a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates when they take their seats on Saturday.
The Cardinals will give the ball to starter Jack Flaherty in this one. Right hander Flaherty is 0-1 this season with a 3.46 ERA.
Flaherty's opponent in this one will be JT Brubaker. The Pirates right hander has a 4.35 ERA to go along with a 3-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -250-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 8-2 winner as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Pirates at 165 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 8-2 loser on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on Pittsburgh at 165 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
St. Louis:
Team record: 81-58 SU
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
St. Louis is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 51-86 SU
Pittsburgh is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Pittsburgh is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Pittsburgh Sunday, September 11