On Friday, a clash of NL Central rivals is on the schedule, with the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-73) visiting the St. Louis Cardinals (58-76) at 8:15 PM ET. On the hill for the Cardinals will be Dakota Hudson (5-1), opposed by the Pirates’ Mitch Keller (11-8).
How to Live Stream Cardinals vs. Pirates
- Game Day: Friday, September 1, 2023
- Game Time: 8:15 PM ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Cardinals and Pirates Stats
- The Cardinals strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Cardinals have pitched to a 4.69 ERA this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
- The Cardinals have hit 181 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
- Hitters for St. Louis rank ninth in the majors with a combined .427 team slugging percentage.
- The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Pittsburgh’s 4.52 team ERA ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates are fifth-worst in MLB action with 131 home runs.
- So far this season, Pittsburgh is 25th in baseball, slugging .388.
Cardinals vs. Pirates Key Players
- Nolan Arenado paces the Cardinals in home runs (26) and runs batted in (87).
- Paul Goldschmidt has a club-leading .278 batting average.
- Tommy Edman is batting .241 with 21 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 27 walks.
- Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates with 65 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .265.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes is batting .269 with 22 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs and 24 walks.
- Andrew McCutchen has 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 72 walks while hitting .247.
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Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Odds and Trends
Cardinals vs. Pirates Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -142 | +120 | 9 | -110 | -110 |
Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Trends
- The Cardinals have entered the game as favorites 71 times this season and won 33, or 46.5%, of those games.
- This season the Cardinals have won 19 of their 43 games, or 44.2%, when favored by at least -142 on the moneyline.
- Games involving the Cardinals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 62 of 132 chances this season.
- The Pirates have come away with 45 wins in the 107 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, the Pirates have been victorious 34 times in 68 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Pirates have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 72 of 134 chances this season.
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