Cardinals vs Pirates Preview – MLB Odds
On the season the Cardinals have an Over/Under record of 14-18 and a run-line W/L record of 17-18 and the Pirates have an Over/Under record of 15-15 and a run-line W/L record of 13-21.
St. Louis Cardinals (18-17) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (14-20)
Venue/ Stadium: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Time/Date: 7:05 PM EST Friday, May 9, 2014
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Cardinals -135 / Pirates +115
Over/Under: 7 runs
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This season the Pirates are 10-10 at home and the Cardinals are 11-12 on the road.
In their last games the Cardinals beat the Braves 7-1.
The Cardinals come into this series after taking 2 of 3 from the Atlanta Braves and they are the road betting favorite in tonight’s game. St. Louis is 5-5 in their last 10 games and they sit in 2nd place in the NL Central 4 games back of the slumping Milwaukee Brewers.
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The Pirates have not gotten off to a good start this season, but they have won 2 in a row. Still they are also 5-5 in their last 10 games and are 7.5 games back of the Brewers.
In 6 meetings this season between these 2 division rivals each team has won 3 games.
Francisco Liriano (0-3 4.54) goes for his first win of the season tonight and in his last start he gave up 4 earned runs in 3 innings of work in a no decision facing the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Liriano is winless in his last 10 starts and is 0-1 this season facing the Cardinals. Before this season Liriano was 4-0 in his previous 4 starts facing the Cardinals with an ERA of only 1.16.
The Pirates are 5-1 in their last 6 games against the Cardinals when Liriano has gotten the start.
For the Cardinals Michael Wacha (2-3 2.55 ERA) gets the starting nod and in his last outing he gave up 2 earned runs in 6 innings in a loss to the Chicago Cubs.
Wacha is 0-3 in his last 4 starts despite a 3.09 ERA and he is losing since in that span the Cardinals’ offense has averaged less than 2 runs of support.
The Cardinals are 0-5 in Wacha’s last 5 road starts and 0-4 in their last 4 starts with him on the hill overall.
Both of these teams have struggled on offense this season, as the Pirates rank 21st in the Majors in runs scored and the Cardinals only rank 26th.
Notes
1. Pirates OF Starling Marte has stolen 11 consecutive bases and has been successful 16 times in his last 17 attempts dating to last season.
2. The Cardinals are 15-2 when scoring more than three runs.
3. Following this series, the Pirates and Cardinals won’t meet again until July 7-10 at Busch Stadium.
Betting Trends
The Cardinals are 1-8 in their last 9 games following a win, 1-4 in Wacha’s last 5 starts as a road favorite, and they have an Under record of 13-4-2 in their last 19 road games.
The Pirates are 8-17 in their last 25 overall, 2-6 in their last 8 games as an underdog, and they have an Over record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 games.
The Pirates are 10-4 in their last 14 home games against the Cardinals.
Jason’s Pick:
I think Liriano will get back on track tonight and have a good outing and lead the Pirates to the win.
