At Busch Stadium on Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates (four straight victories) face the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:15 PM ET. The starting pitchers are Drew Rom (0-2) for the Cardinals, and Thomas Hatch (1-1) for the Pirates.
How to Live Stream Cardinals vs. Pirates
- Game Day: Saturday, September 2, 2023
- Game Time: 7:15 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 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Cardinals have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.66) in the majors this season.
- The Cardinals rank eighth in Major League Baseball with 182 home runs.
- Fueled by 419 extra-base hits, St. Louis ranks ninth in MLB with a .426 slugging percentage this season.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB.
- Pittsburgh’s 4.49 team ERA ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates have hit 131 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in baseball.
- So far this year, Pittsburgh has the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.386).
Cardinals vs. Pirates Key Players
- The Cardinals’ best power option comes in the form of Nolan Arenado and his 26-home-run 87-RBI season, both team highs.
- Paul Goldschmidt has a club-best .276 batting average.
- Tommy Edman is batting .241 with 21 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 28 walks.
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded a team-high 66 runs batted in.
- Andrew McCutchen is batting .246 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 72 walks.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes paces the Pirates with a team-high batting average of .268.
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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 | -188 | +159 | 9 | -116 | -104 |
Cardinals vs. Pirates Betting Trends
- The Cardinals have entered the game as favorites 72 times this season and won 33, or 45.8%, of those games.
- The Cardinals have a record of 7-7, a 50% win rate, when favored by -188 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The Cardinals’ games have gone over the total in 62 of their 133 chances.
- The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 108 games this year and have walked away with the win 46 times (42.6%) in those games.
- The Pirates have a win-loss record of 10-12 when favored by +159 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- The Pirates and their opponents have hit the over in 72 of their 135 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.