Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals 4/15/2023 Picks

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The third installment of the National League Central Division four-game series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals will get underway at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday afternoon.

Pittsburgh is 8-6 overall, 5-3 on the road record, and placed second in the NL Central while collecting 56 runs but losing 63 for a -7 run difference over the course of the campaign.

The Pirates will sideline starting Shortstop Oneil Cruz for the next few months due to a fractured ankle and will try to advance in a series after splitting the first two installments with a loss in game 2 versus the Cardinals to a score of 3-0 yesterday.

The Pittsburgh hitters went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position in a 0-3 road loss to St. Louis.

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ right-handed starter Roansy Contreras (1-1, 8.00 ERA) will be starting in the third installment of a series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

Contreras is trying to start an impressive rookie campaign and he was marked in pitching for nine hits and seven runs through three-plus innings during a 2-8 loss at home against Houston.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 contests while the Pirates are 6-12 SU in their last 18 matches played versus St. Louis.

The totals went UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 road games; The Pirates are 4-9 straight up in their last 13 outings on the road against the Cardinals.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Predictions 4/15/2023

The St. Louis Cardinals will be staying on their home field after dropping five of their first eight home outings and need to improve on a pitching staff that recorded a team ERA of 4.89.

St. Louis is 6-8 overall, 4-5 at home, and placed fourth in the NL Central while accumulating 59 runs but allowing 64 for a -5 run difference for the year.

In their recent victory yesterday, three St. Louis relief pitchers combined in giving away only one hit in finishing three innings. All-Star 3B Nolan Arenado tallied three hits and scored twice in giving heat to the Cardinals’ offense.

The St. Louis Cardinals will be sending 31-year-old left-handed Pitcher Steven Matz to the hill to start the third installment of a series facing the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

Matz is 0-2 with an ERA of 8.18 and will be looking to control the swinging of bats of Pittsburgh’s batters after being shaken for 19 hits and ten earned runs in his first 11 innings of play this season.

The totals went UNDER in 9 of St. Louis’ last 10 matches while the Cardinals are 7-13 SU in their last 20 games played.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’ last 5 home contests while the Cardinals are 9-4 straight up in their last 13 outings at home against the Pirates.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB Pick for this contest is St. Louis -198. The Cardinals will snatch their second victory of a series against the Pirates with home-field advantage on Saturday.

After finishing 14 matches played, Pittsburgh ranked 17th in OPS and 20th in runs scored while St. Louis ranked 6th in OPS and 21st in runs scored for the season.

Look for the Cardinals to advance in a series at 2-1 while winning four of the last five contests played this year. The prediction: St. Louis Cardinals will win 7-5.

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