The Pittsburgh Pirates conclude a three-game series on the road Monday versus the St Louis Cardinals. Pittsburgh is 59-98 following its 2-1 loss to St Louis in the opening game of the series on Friday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Pittsburgh. However, the Pirates are last in the National League Central and have been eliminated from postseason contention.
Center fielder Bryan Reynolds is batting .260 to lead Pittsburgh and has team highs in home runs with 26, RBIs with 60, hits with 137 and on-base percentage at .344. Left fielder Jack Suwinski is second in home runs with 18. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send Roansy Contreras to the mound. The right-hander is 5-5 with a 3.72 ERA, 86 Ks and 37 BBs.
St. Louis improved to 91-66 following its 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday. St Louis slugger Albert Pujols hit career home run 701 in the victory and right-hander Jack Flaherty gave up just one run across six innings to help lead the Cardinals to victory. St Louis has clinched the title in the National League Central and currently leads second place Milwaukee by seven games.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting .319 with 35 home runs, 114 RBIs, 177 hits and an on-base percentage of .405 to lead St. Louis and each category. Third baseman Nolan Arenado is second in both home runs with 30 and RBIs with 101. On Sunday, the St Louis Cardinals will send Adam Wainwright to the mound. The right-hander is 11-11, with a 3.51 ERA, 139 Ks and 52 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- Pittsburgh is 21-48 in its last 69
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Pirates last 7 on the road
- St Louis is 39-15 in its last 55 at home
- The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Cardinals last 6 played at home on Sunday
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