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On the Sunday baseball card, it’s the 63-60 St. Louis Cardinals versus the 59-64 Pittsburgh Pirates in the final game of a four-game set at PNC Park in Pennsylvania. The first pitch at PNP Park is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET.
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The betting line for this game shows the Pirates as a -110 moneyline favorite over the visiting Cardinals with an O/U line of 9.5runs.
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In Game 3 of this series yesterday, the Pirates beat the Cardinals 6-4. In the game, the Pirates got to the Cards’ pitching for 12 hits scoring six runs while the Cardinals scored four runs on seven hits.
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This season the Cardinals rank 14th in the Majors in runs scored and 6th in team ERA.
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The Pirates rank 26th 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: Mike Leake (7-11, 3.88 ERA)<br />
Pittsburgh: Ivan Nova (10-10, 3.77 ERA)
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Mike Leake gets the start for the Cardinals in this MLB Little League Classic game and in his last outing he was shelled giving up eight earned runs in only four innings in a 10-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The Cardinals have lost three of his last four starts where he has gone 20 innings and given up 18 earned runs. St. Louis has won two of Leake’s three starts against the Pirates this season and in 31 career starts facing them he is 10-5 with an ERA of 3.33. Leake has lasted past the 5th inning in only two of his last eight starts. The Cardinals have lost his last four road starts and have lost his last four starts against teams that has a losing record.
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Ivan Nova gets the nod for the Pirates tonight and in his last start he had a good one going six innings and giving up one earned run, but got little run support in a 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Pirates have lost three of his last four starts, which were all on the road, where he gave up 10 runs in two of the games, but only two in the other two. Nova’s only start against the Cardinals this season came very early and he went eight innings and gave up two earned runs in the 2-1 Pittsburgh loss. The Pirates have lost five of Nova’s last seven starts against a team with a winning record.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Cardinals are 13-6 in their last 19 games against the Pirates.
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The total has gone Over in all three games of this series.
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This season the Pirates are 33-28 at home and the Cardinals are 28-33 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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St. Louis Cardinals: 63-60 SU / O/U 64-52 / Run Line W/L 58-65<br />
Pittsburgh Pirates: 59-64 SU / O/U 51-66 / Run Line W/L 63-60
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St. Louis at Pittsburgh Key Betting Trends<br />
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STL is 10-4 in their last 14 overall
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STL is 5-2 in their last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter
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STL has an Over record of 12-1 in their last 13 games
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PITT is 1-6 in their last 7 overall
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PITT is 1-5 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter
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PITT has an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 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] 08/06/2017 - Kevin Siegrist 10-day DL (08/06) ( Forearm )<br />
[P] 08/18/2017 - Trevor Rosenthal 10-day DL (08/18) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 08/18/2017 - Adam Wainwright 10-day DL (08/18) ( Elbow )
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<b>PIRATES</b><br />
[P] 08/18/2017 - Wade LeBlanc 10-day DL (08/18) ( Quad )<br />
[C] 08/17/2017 - Francisco Cervelli 10-day DL (08/14) ( Hand )<br />
[RF] 08/16/2017 - Gregory Polanco 10-day DL (08/13) ( Hamstring )
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