Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction & Picks - MLB
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Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates will play host to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2 of their three-game series at PNC Park on Tuesday.
The Pirates scored back-to-back wins over the New York Yankees 5-4 and St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 to raise their record to 4-7. Ironically, Pittsburgh has the seventh worst ERA in baseball at 4.89 ahead of Paul Skene’s third start of the season vs. the Cardinals. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year bounced back from a subpar season debut by shutting out the Tampa Bay Rays through seven innings while striking out six batters in a 4-2 win on April 3.
The Cardinals slipped to 4-6 after losing their four games, including Monday’s series-opener vs. the Pirates 4-8. St. Louis is batting a league-high .297 with 66 runs this season. But despite wielding one of the most prolific offenses in the league, the Cardinals could not reap much gains because their league-worst ERA of 6.18 is costing them from winning games.
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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Pittsburgh Pirates - St. Louis Cardinals Key Points
- Paul Skenes is 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA this season.
- Paul Skenes has 13 strikeouts this season.
- Paul Skenes is 0-2 with a 1.21 ERA and 23 strikeouts in three games vs. the Cardinals last season.
- Paul Skenes is the reigning National League Rookie of the Year.
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Our Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction
Paul Skenes hasn’t recorded more than 10 strikeouts this season. In his rookie year, the Pirates ace had two games of 10+ strikeouts and a bundle of games with at least 8 strikeouts. DraftKings has pegged a +115 for a Paul Skenes 8+ strikeouts showing on Tuesday. The Cardinals are an aggressive, offensive team that isn’t shy of swinging for the fences as often as possible. This is an opportunity for Skenes to test St. Louis sluggers and hopefully collect more than eight strikeouts in a single game after collecting seven and six Ks in his last two starts. Our betting prediction for St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Paul Skenes 8+ Strikeouts.
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