St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates 8/10/2021 Picks Predictions

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The St. Louis Cardinals (55-56) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (41-71) in Game 1 of a three-game competition at PNC Park Stadium in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at 7:05 PM ET. St. Louis failed to complete a series sweep after losing the final match of a series to the Kansas City Royals over the weekend. The Cardinals secured the first two installments of a three-game series with a 4-2 victory in the opener and limited the scoring of the Royals to just two runs in a 5-2 triumph on Saturday. However, St. Louis just scored three runs in the 8th frame to tie the score at 5-5 in the final round and failed to score in the final inning for a one-run defeat at 5-6 on Sunday. Starter Jon Lester struggled in his start for 5.0 innings after allowing five earned runs on six hits with two walks granted and struck out two batters in picking up the loss. Right Fielder Dylan Carlson led the offense for the Cardinals with one run, two hits, and two RBIs in the losing effort.

St. Louis will be sending the 38-year-old southpaw J.A. Happ to the pitcher’s mound to start the opening of a series versus the Pirates on Tuesday. The left-handed thrower is 5-6 with a 6.62 ERA, a WHIP at 1.57, and struck out 81 batters in his MLB tour this season.

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St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 8/10/2021

On the Pittsburgh side, the team just lost a series by a sweep to the Cincinnati Reds over the weekend. The Pirates bowed to the Reds after they failed to recover from a 4-7 lead in the 5th heading to their defeat in the opener on Thursday. Pittsburgh did not manage to get back after that failure and lost the remaining games at 0-10 on Friday, 3-11 on Saturday, and a tough 2-3 loss in the finale on Sunday. The Pirates drove just six hits and made a scattered one-run score in that one. Starting Pitcher Bryse Wilson went 6.0 innings of work and gave up three earned runs on six hits with a walk while striking out seven Cincinnati hitters in the losing effort. Third Baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes acquired a one-run score on two base hits with one RBI in the loss.

Pittsburgh will counter with left-hander Steven Brault to start in the first installment of a series against the Cardinals on Tuesday. In his pro baseball stint this year, the 29-year-old southpaw starter is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA and two strikeouts. Brault also posted a one-earned run, three hits, and one walk in his lone start this season due to injury issues.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this game is St. Louis. Both teams struggled in their offense lately as the Cardinals won only four of their last ten while the Pirates have three wins in their last 10 contests. However, St. Louis ranked 26th on offense and 14th on defense while Pittsburgh ranked 30th on the offense and 27th on defense. The Cardinals are the better team in this match-up and they will take Game 1 away from home on Tuesday. The predicted score, St. Louis Cardinals will win at 5-4.

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