St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates 9/20/2020 Picks Predictions

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The St. Louis Cardinals will be hitting home runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at 4:05 PM ET. St. Louis is still hot in playing this contest after winning three games in a row. Pittsburgh comes into this match-up and will try to snap a 3-game losing streak. The Cardinals are in 7th place in the National League with a 25-24 standing and a .510 team percentage and are in 2nd place in the NL Central Division. The Pirates are in 5th place in the NL Central Division with a 15-37 standing and a .288 team percentage and are in 15th place in the National League.

St. Louis split their last 10 outings and won three games in a row. Tyler O’Neill recorded a double with 2 RBIs in leading the Cardinals. Kolten Wong, Tommy Edman, and Dylan Carlson each contributed an RBI in the winning effort. Kwang-Hyun Kim surrendered 4 runs on six hits, with 4 strikeouts in over 5.1 innings of play. Jack Flaherty (3-2, 5.52 ERA, 33 Ks) will start in this outing. Flaherty is 5-1 with a 1.94 ERA and 47 strikeouts.

St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 9/20/2020

Pittsburgh struggled from a 1-9 record in their last 10 outings and lost their last 3 games against St. Louis. Ke’Bryan Hayes recorded a double and a solo home run and went 2-for-4 in the loss. Jacob Stallings and Colin Moran each added a base hit to seal off the Pirates’ scoring in the defeat. Erik Gonzalez contributed a pair of base hits, and Jose Osuna chipped in a solo home run in the losing effort. Joe Musgrove (0-5, 5.74 ERA, 30 Ks) will be climbing up the hill for the start. Musgrove posted a 1-7 record in his career versus the Cardinals, with a 6.75 ERA and 47 strikeouts.

The Cardinals have Pitchers M. Mikolas (forearm), R. Sanchez (elbow), Relief Pitchers K. Whitley (COVID 19 positive), D. Hudson (elbow), J. Hicks (personal reasons), J. Brebbia (elbow), G. Gallegos (groin), with Catchers Y. Molina (wrist), Center Fielder D. Fowler (quarantine), and Right Fielder A. Dean (elbow) out of this game. The Pirates recorded 15 key players who cannot play in this game. Starting Pitchers H. Noesi (personal reasons), C. Archer (shoulder), J. Taillon (elbow), C. Holmes (elbow), Relief Pitchers N. Burdi (elbow), T. Bashlor (back), Y. Rios (shoulder), K. Crick (side), M. Feliz (elbow), K. Kela (forearm), with Catcher L. Maile (finger), Shortstop C. Tucker (concussion), Second Baseman K. Kramer (hip), Third Baseman P. Evans (jaw), and Left Fielder A. Alford (elbow) will not be seeing action in the field for Pittsburgh.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this game is St. Louis -160. The St. Louis Cardinals are 14-5 SU in their last 19 contests against the Pirates. The UNDER has cashed in 8 of the Cardinals’ last 12 outings on the road. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Pirates are 1-10 SU in their last 11 match-ups. The UNDER has cashed in 6 of the Pirates’ last 8 assignments at home. The prediction, pick the Cardinals -160 to a score of 7-2.

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