Pittsburgh Pirates (50-49) vs St. Louis Cardinals (52-47)
Game Info: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 12:35 pm (PNC Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates -115 / St. Louis Cardinals -105 — Over/Under:
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates meet Wednesday in MLB action from PNC Park. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game. We will examine:
The St. Louis Cardinals recent form and player performance
The Pittsburgh Pirates recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Louis Cardinals
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Pittsburgh Pirates
Recent betting trends in games played between the Cardinals and Pirates
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Cardinals vs Pirates game
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
St. Louis took on the Atlanta Braves in their weekend set. The Cardinals lost the first game but came back for wins 9-5 and 6-2 in the next pair to take the series. After a 2-1 loss to the Pirates on Monday, in game two St. Louis eked out a 2-1 win. Lance Lynn put up 5.0 clean frames in the start with four hits and three walks.
Matthew Liberatore will start for St. Louis Wednesday. Liberatore is 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 41 Ks this year.
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
Over on the Pirates’ side, they played the Philadelphia Phillies in their last set. Pittsburgh lost the first pair before a 6-0 win Sunday to stave off the sweep. On Tuesday the Pirates got another good start from Paul Skenes, with 8.1 innings and two earned on four hits.
As starting pitcher for Wednesday the Pirates are sending out Martin Perez. So far Perez is 1-5 with a 5.61 ERA in 15 starts. He’s got a 4.50 ERA in 303 career games (258 starts) with an 86-86 record overall.
Cardinals vs Pirates Pick Injury Notes
Cardinals SP Steven Matz (back) is hoping to return in August. SS Tommy Edman (wrist) was set to resume his rehab assignment Tuesday.
Pirates SP Jared Jones (lat) threw off flat ground at 120 feet Monday.
Total Runs Facts
- Eleven of the Pirates’ last 12 day games against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Ten of the Cardinals’ last 12 road games against NL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Pirates’ last nine day games against NL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Cardinals’ last five games at PNC Park.
Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
- Ji-Hwan Bae has scored a run in each of his last four appearances in day games against NL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Oneil Cruz has hit a home run in three of his last eight appearances after playing the previous day.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one Single in each of the Cardinals’ last seven games at PNC Park.
- Matt Carpenter has scored at least one run in each of his last five appearances at PNC Park against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one RBI in 10 of the Cardinals’ last 11 games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Matt Carpenter has hit a home run in four of his last five appearances at PNC Park against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Brandon Crawford has recorded a Double in three of his last four road appearances.
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cardinals’ last eight games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one total base in each of the Cardinals’ last eight games against opponents that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction
I might try the Cardinals here. Perez is struggling mightily over his last couple of starts. In that pair Perez is 0-1 with 11 earned runs in 8.1 innings of work total on 16 hits and five walks. It’s worth noting that Perez posted 7.1 innings with just one earned the last time he faced the Cards on July 4, though.
On Tuesday the Cardinals were able to break through and get the eventual winning run in the top of the ninth despite bagging just four team hits the whole way. St. Louis should have a better time with the bats Wednesday, but they used a lot of arms out of the bullpen in game two.