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2022 MLB Handicapping
(0-1) Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals (1-0)
Date: Saturday, April 9th, 2022
Time: 2:15 PM ET
Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO.
Projected Pitchers: Keller (PIT), Mikolas (STL)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Pirates +150 / Cardinals -170
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Pirates -130 / Cardinals +110
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 8.5
Pittsburgh Pirates
Nothing went right for the Pirates in their 9–0 Opening Day loss to the Cardinals on Thursday.
JT Brubaker gave up four runs in three innings and walked more than he struck out.
Ke’Bryan Hayes left the game in the first inning after signing an eight-year contract extension the day of the game, which is the largest contract in Pirates team history.
The young third baseman aggravated a left wrist injury on a diving attempt at a fly ball and had to come off the field.
Mitch Keller went 5–11 in 23 starts for Pittsburgh a year ago. He had an ERA over six in 100 innings.
But that was his first significant time at the big league level and the Pirates aren’t likely to give up on their 2014 second round pick quickly.
St. Louis Cardinals
Meanwhile, the Cardinals got home runs from Tyler O’Neil, Tommy Edman and Nolan Arenado in Thursday’s victory.
Adam Wainwright threw 81 pitches to cruise through six innings in the win. He gave up five hits, walked none, and struck out six in a tidy start.
Miles Mikolas has pitched just 45 innings over the last two years. He missed all of 2020 after surgery on his arm. He missed most of last season with a forearm strain.
He was a workhorse in the two years prior for St. Louis when Wainwright was either not healthy or not pitching at the level he has since re-gained.
With Jack Flaherty and Alex Reyes on the shelf to begin the season, Mikolas will be key in solidifying the Cards’ rotation early.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Head to Head: Pirates are 20-44 in the last 64 meetings.
- Head to Head: Under is 7-3-3 in the last 13 meetings.
- Head to Head: Pirates are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis.
- Head to Head: Under is 3-1-3 in the last 7 meetings in St. Louis.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Prediction:
This is a big season for Mikolas, who has one more year after this one on the four-year contract he signed with St. Louis in 2019.
Look for him to come out energized and focused. That should be more than enough for him to start the season well against the hapless Pirates.
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