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Pittsburgh Pirates (12-25, fifth in the NL
Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (18-19, fourth in the NL
Central)
St. Louis; Wednesday, 1:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (1-3, 4.38 ERA, 1.36
WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Cardinals: Sonny Gray (3-1, 4.12 ERA, 1.20
WHIP, 39 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -175, Pirates +146; over/under
is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to stop their
four-game road losing streak in a matchup with the St. Louis
Cardinals.
St. Louis is 18-19 overall and 14-6 at home. Cardinals hitters
are batting a collective .258, which ranks third in the NL.
Pittsburgh has gone 5-13 on the road and 12-25 overall. The
Pirates have gone 5-1 in games when they scored at least five
runs.
The teams match up Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The
Cardinals lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Donovan has 10 doubles, three home runs
and 19 RBIs while hitting .333 for the Cardinals. Willson
Contreras is 12 for 32 with three home runs over the last 10
games.
Oneil Cruz has five doubles, eight home runs and 18 RBIs for the
Pirates. Bryan Reynolds is 6 for 40 with a double, two home runs
and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .232 batting average, 3.99 ERA,
outscored by two runs
Pirates: 1-9, .217 batting average, 5.86 ERA, outscored by 38
runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack
Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Pirates: Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Justin
Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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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