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St. Louis Cardinals (47-39, third in the NL
Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (36-50, fifth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (5-4, 4.43 ERA,
1.34 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (4-7, 2.12 ERA,
0.91 WHIP, 110 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pirates -168, Cardinals +140; over/under
is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates, on a five-game home winning
streak, host the St. Louis Cardinals.
Pittsburgh has gone 24-21 at home and 36-50 overall. The Pirates
have a 19-3 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
St. Louis has a 21-22 record in road games and a 47-39 record
overall. The Cardinals have a 36-7 record in games when they
scored at least five runs.
The teams meet Tuesday for the eighth time this season. The
Cardinals are ahead 4-3 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew McCutchen has a .267 batting average to
lead the Pirates, and has 14 doubles and eight home runs. Nick
Gonzales is 16 for 41 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the
last 10 games.
Willson Contreras has 19 doubles, 11 home runs and 51 RBIs for
the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 8 for 41 with three doubles and
three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 6-4, .306 batting average, 3.07 ERA,
outscored opponents by 26 runs
Cardinals: 6-4, .231 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored
opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Ryan Borucki: 15-Day IL (back), Endy
Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL
(thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence:
60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones:
60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Jordan Walker: 10-Day IL (appendicitis), Ivan
Herrera: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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