Cardinals vs. Pirates: Betting Preview for Sept. 19

Published 4:31 am Thursday, September 19, 2024

Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals (77-75), who are going for a series sweep, will host Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-81) at Busch Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 19. The game will begin at 7:15 p.m. ET.

At -145, the Cardinals are the moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Pirates (+120). Oddsmakers have set the total for this matchup at 8 runs.

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Cardinals vs. Pirates Game Info

  • Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024
  • Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Venue: Busch Stadium
  • TV Channel: BSMW
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

  • Moneyline Favorite: Cardinals -145
  • Moneyline Underdog: Pirates +120
  • Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

  • Erick Fedde (8-9) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his 30th start of the season. He has a 3.45 ERA in 164 1/3 innings pitched, with 141 strikeouts.
  • His last time out came on Friday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the righty threw five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
  • Fedde has 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Fedde will try to collect his 26th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance.
  • In five of his 29 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

  • The Cardinals are 23rd in baseball with 156 total home runs.
  • St. Louis ranks 21st in MLB with a .389 slugging percentage.
  • The Cardinals rank 13th in the majors with a .246 batting average.
  • St. Louis is the 24th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.1 runs per game (624 total).
  • The Cardinals’ .310 on-base percentage is 14th in baseball.
  • Cardinals hitters strike out 8.1 times per game, the 10th-lowest average in MLB.
  • St. Louis has the 16th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.08).
  • The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by St. Louis’ pitching staff ranks 26th in the majors.
  • Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 17th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.263).

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