Two teams in the NL Central — the Pittsburgh Pirates (7-5) and the St. Louis Cardinals (5-7) — clash on Thursday at 7:45 PM ET, at Busch Stadium.
The Pirates (+189 underdog on the moneyline) visit the Cardinals (-230). The St. Louis Cardinals will give the start to Jordan Montgomery (2-0, 2.25 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Pirates will turn to Vince Velasquez (0-2, 9.82 ERA).
The Cardinals were vicotrious 7-4 over the Rockies yesterday in their last game. Nolan Gorman went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively while Andre Pallante was picked up the victory after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.
The Pirates lost to the Astros yesterday, with Rich Hill registering the loss while throwing six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits.