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On the Saturday baseball card, the 81-72 St. Louis Cardinals will go at it again against the 69-85 Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd game of a three-game set at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania tonight. The first pitch at PNC Park is scheduled to be thrown at 7:05 PM ET.
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The Cardinals hold favorite status in this game with the lines maker at <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/sportsbooks/5dimes">5Dimes</a&gt; hanging a -145 on the odds board. The total is posted at 8.5ov -115.
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In Game 1 of this series, the Cardinals beat the Pirates 4-3. In the match, the Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the 9th to get the win, finishing the night with 4 runs on 11 hits. The Pirates scored three runs on six hits and did lead 3-2 before the final inning surge by St. Louis.
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This season the Cardinals rank 11th in the Majors in runs scored and 7th in team ERA.
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The Pirates rank 28th in the Majors in runs scored and 13th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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St. Louis: Lance Lynn 11-7 3.09 ERA)<br />
Pittsburgh: Gerrit Cole (11-11, 4.13 ERA)
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Lance Lynn goes for the visiting Cardinals tonight and in his last outing he only went four innings and gave up three earned runs in a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals have lost six of his last seven starts where he is 1-1 with five no decisions and had not pitched bad, but gotten little run support. In three starts against Pittsburgh this season Lynn is 1-1 and has lasted 18 innings and given up seven earned runs, which all came in one game. The Cardinals have lost Lynn’s last four road starts and they have lost four of his last five starts against a team with a losing record.
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Gerrit Cole gets the nod for the Pirates and he was not sharp in his last outing giving up four earned runs in five innings in a 5-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates have lost his last four starts overall where he has given up at least four earned runs three times. In three starts against St. Louis this season Cole is 1-1 with a solid ERA of 2.50. Not only are the Pirates 5-1 in his last six home starts against the Cardinals, but they have won four of his last five starts against the Cardinals when he opposes Lynn. Pittsburgh is 0-4 in Cole’s last four home starts and they have lost his last four starts facing a team with a winning record.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Pirates.
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In the last 5 games between these teams the total has gone Under every time.
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This season the Pirates are 40-37 at home and the Cardinals are 39-40 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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St. Louis Cardinals: 81-72 SU / O/U 77-68 / Run Line W/L 75-78<br />
Pittsburgh Pirates: 69-85 SU / O/U 60-88 / Run Line W/L 79-75
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St. Louis at Pittsburgh Key Betting Trends<br />
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STL is 4-0 in their last 4 overall
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STL is 4-0 in their last 4 road games
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STL has an Under record of 8-3-1 in their last 12 Saturday games
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PITT is 11-27 in their last 38 overall
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PITT is 1-5 in their last 6 home games
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PITT has an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 home games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>CARDINALS</b><br />
[P] 04/10/2017 - Alex Reyes 60-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 08/23/2017 - Trevor Rosenthal 60-day DL (08/18) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 08/06/2017 - Kevin Siegrist 10-day DL (08/06) ( Forearm )
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<b>PIRATES</b><br />
[C] 08/27/2017 - Francisco Cervelli 10-day DL (08/26) ( Quad )<br />
[2B] 09/03/2017 - Josh Harrison 60-day DL (09/03) ( Hand )
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