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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
The Pirates will trot Luis Ortiz out to the mound in this one. Right hander Ortiz has a 6-4 record and a 3.45 ERA this season.
Ortiz's opponent in this one will be Erick Fedde. The Cardinals right hander has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 8-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Cardinals as -128-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for St. Louis, they were a 10-5 winner as they battled the Pirates on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Cardinals at -210 were rewarded, while the 15 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Pirates were a 10-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -210 on the moneyline, while the total score (15) was good news for OVER bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 71-81 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Pittsburgh is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
St. Louis:
Team record: 77-75 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Friday, September 20
St. Louis home to Cleveland Friday, September 20