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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
A winning streak will be on the line for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park.
The Cardinals will trot Sonny Gray out to the mound in this one. Right hander Gray has a 8-2 record and a 3.36 ERA this season.
It'll be Mitch Keller toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Right hander Keller is 2-10 with a 3.90 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -139-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 1-0 winner as they battled the Cardinals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Pirates at -150 were rewarded, while the 1 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, St. Louis was a 1-0 loser on the road against the Pirates. Bettors on Pittsburgh at -150 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
St. Louis:
Team record: 47-40 SU
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 37-50 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games
Next up:
St. Louis at Chicago Friday, July 4
Pittsburgh at Seattle Friday, July 4