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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Busch Stadium.
Right hander Paul Skenes will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Skenes is 3-0 this season with a 3.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Miles Mikolas. The right hander has a 5.32 ERA to go along with a 4-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Pirates as -116-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
St. Louis won its last outing, a 5-1 result against the Rockies on June 09. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at -175 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Pittsburgh lost its last outing, a 11-5 result against the Twins on June 09. Bettors who backed the Twins at 100 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (16) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 31-34 SU
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 17 games
St. Louis:
Team record: 31-33 SU
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Pittsburgh at St. Louis Wednesday, June 12