The Pittsburgh Pirates (63-73) will visit the St. Louis Cardinals (58-78), Sunday at 2:15 PM ET, with the Pirates on a five-game winning run. The Pirates will hand the ball to Johan Oviedo (8-13), and the Cardinals will turn to Zack Thompson (3-5).
How to Live Stream Pirates vs. Cardinals
- Game Day: Sunday, September 3, 2023
- Game Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Pirates and Cardinals Stats
- The Pirates strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.50 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
- The Pirates rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 132 home runs as a team.
- Fueled by 395 extra-base hits, Pittsburgh ranks 25th in MLB with a .387 slugging percentage this season.
- The Cardinals pitching staff is 28th in the majors with a collective 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- St. Louis has the 24th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.67).
- The Cardinals rank eighth in baseball with 185 home runs. They average 1.4 per game.
- So far this season, St. Louis’ .426 slugging percentage ranks ninth-best in baseball.
Pirates vs. Cardinals Key Players
- Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 67 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .265.
- Andrew McCutchen is hitting .247 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 74 walks.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has a team-best batting average of .265.
- Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 26 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 87.
- Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .275 to lead the lineup.
- Tommy Edman is hitting .245 with 21 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 29 walks.
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Pirates vs. Cardinals Betting Odds and Trends
Pirates vs. Cardinals Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
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Pirates | -120 | +100 | 9.5 | +100 | -120 |
Pirates vs. Cardinals Betting Trends
- This season, the Pirates have been favored 27 times and won 16, or 59.3%, of those games.
- The Pirates have a record of 14-6, a 70% win rate, when favored by -120 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The Pirates and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 73 of 136 opportunities.
- The Cardinals have been underdogs in 61 games this season and have come away with the win 25 times (41%) in those contests.
- The Cardinals have a mark of 19-26 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +100 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Cardinals and their opponents have gone over in 63 of their 134 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.