Pittsburgh Pirates vs St Louis Cardinals Game 2 9/18/2020 Picks

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The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, September 18, 2020, at 7:05 P.M, ET. This is the 3rd game in this 5-game set and the 2nd game between both teams as they will take part in a doubleheader. Pittsburgh has control in this series after their game 1 victory over the Cardinals with a score of 5-1. Pittsburgh remains in the 15th spot in the National League with a 15- 34 record and is 5th in the NL Central Division.

The Pirates haven’t left the 15th spot in the National League for some time now and have the worst record in the league today. Pittsburgh has a .306 win percentage and is struggling both on the offensive and pitching side of the game. The squad has a team BAA of .220 which is in the 28th spot in the majors while putting up only 178 runs in their 49 games played this season. Their pitching staff is better than their offense but is still low in the standings in 21st place with a team ERA of 5.01. Josh Bell is their best player with 40 hits, 19 RBIs, and 7 homers while Adam Frazier and Kevin Newman combine for 74 hits, 26 RBIs. Colin Moran has a team-high of 8 homers this season. Chad Kuhl will be on the mound for the Pirates in game 3. He is 1-2 with a 5.50 ERA and 33 strikeouts this season.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St Louis Cardinals Game 2 Predictions 9/18/2020

The Cardinals need to bounce back after getting beaten by the Brewers in 3 games of their 5-game series and another loss in game 1 against the struggling Pirates. The squad is 3-7 in their last 10 games and made only 5 runs in their last 3 matches and allowed 13 runs in the same span. St. Louis has a good bullpen with a team ERA of 4.08 which is 10th in the league and is 21st in offense with a team BAA of .238 and made 193 runs despite missing several games this season. Paul Goldschmidt is their best player this season with 45 hits, 18 RBIs, and 6 homers. Tommy Edman and Colten Wong combined for 82 hits and 28 RBIs while Brad Miller has the most homers for the team with 7. The Cardinals currently 9th in the National League with a 22-24 record and are 3rd in the NL Central Division. Daniel Ponce de Leon will start for the Cardinals in the 2nd game of the day. He has a record of 0-3 with a 6.23 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals. MLB’s pick for the 2nd game of the day is the St. Louis Cardinals -150. It’s hard to side with both teams after what the starters are putting up this season. It’s even harder to side with the Pirates who have done nothing but find ways to lose in all of their games. They won the 1st game in this series but it’s really unlikely that they get straight wins with their problems with consistency. They were swept for 4 games against the Reds who also struggled all season long in the offense. The Cardinals have a 10-2 record in their last 12 games in PNC Park. The Cardinals win to a predicted score of 7-1.

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