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Pittsburgh Pirates (12-23, fifth in the NL
Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (16-19, fourth in the NL
Central)
St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (1-3, 6.58 ERA,
1.81 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (1-2, 4.66
ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 17 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -148, Pirates +124; over/under
is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to break a
four-game losing streak with a victory against the St. Louis
Cardinals.
St. Louis is 16-19 overall and 12-6 at home. The Cardinals have
gone 7-14 in games when they have given up a home run.
Pittsburgh is 12-23 overall and 5-11 on the road. The Pirates
have a 3-18 record in games when they have given up a home run.
The matchup Monday is the fourth meeting between these teams
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar has seven doubles, five home runs
and 18 RBI for the Cardinals. Willson Contreras is 13-for-36
with a double, two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10
games.
Oneil Cruz leads the Pirates with eight home runs while slugging
.505. Ke'Bryan Hayes is 13-for-38 with a double and three RBI
over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .245 batting average, 4.19 ERA,
outscored by four runs
Pirates: 2-8, .227 batting average, 5.38 ERA, outscored by 32
runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack
Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Pirates: Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Isiah Kiner-Falefa:
10-Day IL (lower body), Timothy Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder),
Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (finger), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL
(elbow), Nick Gonzales: 10-Day IL (ankle), Spencer Horwitz:
10-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta:
60-Day IL (elbow)
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