Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Game 1 6/14/2022 Picks

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The Pittsburgh Pirates will meet with the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB Game 1 action in Busch Stadium, MO, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 1:15 PM ET.

The Pirates lost their sixth consecutive game as they were swept by the Braves on the road on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates were in third place in the NL Central on Monday, 8.5 games behind the Cardinals for first place.

Tucupita Marcano had 3 hits and Bryan Reynolds had two (run, three RBI) for Pittsburgh on Sunday, while the rest of the squad went a combined two of 24 at the bat.

In a losing effort, Reynolds blasted his tenth home run of the season. On the mound, Jose Quintana (1-4) came up short after pitching five innings and surrendering four runs on 6 hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

JT Brubaker takes the mound for the Pirates in this game, making his 13th start of the season. He’s 0-6 with a 4.60 ERA, 1.415 WHIP, 26 walks, and 60 strikeouts in 58.2 innings this season. In his most recent appearance, Brubaker was defeated by Atlanta on the road on Thursday.

In a 3-1 loss to the Pirates, he pitched seven innings, surrendering 3 runs on 6 hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.

The total went UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 9 matches.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 0-7 SU in their last 7 matches.
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in their last 7 matches against St. Louis.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St Louis Cardinals Game 1 Predictions 6/14/2022

St. Louis was defeated in the series finale Sunday afternoon, missing out on a chance to sweep the Reds. In the NL Central battle, the Cardinals had a slim half-game advantage over the struggling Brewers on Monday night.

Juan Yepez (run, two RBI) had 3 hits for St. Louis on Sunday, while Tommy Edman (run), Nolan Gorman (run), and Brendan Donovan (run) each had two.

The Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado (11th) and Yepez (fifth) each hit home runs in a losing effort. Dakota Hudson (4-3) came up short on the mound, pitching seven innings and allowing six runs on nine hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

For the Cardinals, Matthew Liberatore is slated to make his fourth appearance of the season. In 13 innings of work this year, he has a 5.54 ERA, a 1.846 WHIP, eight walks, and ten strikeouts. Liberatore’s previous start was on June 2 at home against the Cubs, when he got the loss.

In a game that the Cardinals lost 7-5, he pitched 3.1 innings, giving four runs on six hits with three walks and one strikeout.

The total went OVER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 6 matches.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 6-1 SU in their previous 7 matches at home.
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in their last 5 matches at home against Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB pick for this game is the St. Louis Cardinals. With this being the opening game of a doubleheader, both pitching staff will be pushed to their limits.

Brubaker battled all season, and the Pirates aren’t the type of squad to compensate for a pitcher’s errors. Liberatore did not pitch well in his three major league starts, but the Cardinals are playing well of late, which, along with Milwaukee’s troubles, propelled them to the top of the NL Central standings.

Add in Brubaker’s poor splits versus the Redbirds and the fact that he’ll be pitching at Busch Stadium to further advantage the home club.

St. Louis cruised to victory in this one, putting them in position for a sweep on Tuesday night. The St. Louis Cardinals will win to a predicted score of 6-5.

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