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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals will meet on the field at Busch Stadium on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
Mitch Keller will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Right hander Keller is 1-0 this season with a 3.57 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Miles Mikolas. The right hander has a 10.05 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -217-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 6-3 loser as they battled the Pirates on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Pirates at 165 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
Pittsburgh was a 6-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Cardinals. They won as +165 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made winners of PUSH bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 9-6 SU
Pittsburgh is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis:
Team record: 6-9 SU
St. Louis is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
St. Louis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 11 games
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Colorado Monday, April 17
St. Louis home to Arizona Monday, April 17