Pirates vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready for an electrifying showdown at Busch Stadium tonight as the Pittsburgh Pirates sail into enemy waters to face the St. Louis Cardinals under a blazing 86-degree sun. With both teams nearly neck-and-neck in the National League standings and the first pitch set to fly at 07:45 PM EST, this game is a must-watch. The Pirates, riding the wave of a recent narrow victory against the Cardinals, are looking to plunder another win, while the Cardinals, with a slight sting from yesterday’s loss, are set to defend their nest. The stakes are high, the lines are drawn, and with a breezy weather forecast, it’s the perfect setting for a showdown. So, as the Pirates aim to cannonball past the Cardinals, let’s see who truly rules the roost in this feather-ruffling face-off!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 12, 2024 07:45PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NNW at 13.6 mph. Temperature is at 86.2° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	PIT ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+143	-174	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+146	-178	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+3	-4	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

101W-170L

40.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

146W-125L

59.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/11/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-4.5
06/11/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-4.5
04/13/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Under	-2.5
04/13/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-2.5
04/14/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Under	-4.5
04/14/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-4.5
04/15/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+1.5
04/15/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+1.5
04/16/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+1.5
04/16/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+1.5
06/02/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+4.5
06/02/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+4.5
06/03/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-0.5
06/03/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-0.5
06/04/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-4.5
06/04/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-4.5
08/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Over	+4.5
08/21/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	11	Over	+4.5
08/22/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+1.5
08/22/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+1.5
08/23/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.5
08/23/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+2.5
09/01/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-1.5
09/01/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-1.5
09/02/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+5.5
09/02/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+5.5
09/03/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+2.5
09/03/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.5

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Bailey Falter

ERA 3.688 | IP 68.3 | 3.0W-3.0L | KO 44.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-06-24	vsLAD	11-7L	4.0	8	5	6	Over
05-31-24	@TOR	3-5L	6.0	2	0	5	Under
05-24-24	vsATL	5-11W	7.3	6	3	4	Over
05-18-24	@CHC	0-1L	7.7	3	0	2	Under
05-12-24	vsCHC	5-4L	6.0	5	2	1	Over
05-05-24	vsCOL	3-5W	5.3	6	3	3	Under
04-29-24	@OAK	1-5L	5.0	6	5	5	Under
04-23-24	vsMIL	1-2W	7.0	3	1	8	Under
04-17-24	@NYM	1-9L	5.0	4	2	4	Over
04-12-24	@PHI	5-2W	5.0	4	1	3	Under

Sonny Gray

ERA 3.211 | IP 61.7 | 7.0W-4.0L | KO 82.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-06-24	vsCOL	3-2L	4.7	2	3	5	Under
06-01-24	@PHI	1-6L	5.0	5	4	10	Under
05-26-24	vsCHC	3-4W	5.0	1	0	8	Under
05-20-24	vsBAL	3-6W	5.7	3	3	6	Over
05-14-24	@LAA	7-6W	6.0	8	5	9	Over
05-09-24	@MIL	1-7L	5.0	7	6	6	Under
05-03-24	vsCWS	0-3W	7.0	3	0	6	Under
04-27-24	@NYM	7-4W	6.0	4	4	9	Over
04-21-24	vsMIL	2-0L	6.3	5	2	12	Under
04-15-24	@OAK	3-1W	6.0	4	0	6	Under

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/13	vs STL	2-1W	3	0	Under
06/11	@ MIN	5-11L	10	0	Over
06/10	@ MIN	4-0W	10	1	Under
06/09	@ MIN	3-0W	4	2	Under
06/08	@ LAD	7-11L	14	2	Over
06/07	@ LAD	10-6W	9	0	Over
06/06	@ LAD	1-0W	4	1	Under
06/04	vs TOR	4-5L	11	0	Over
06/03	vs TOR	8-1W	11	2	Over
06/02	vs TOR	3-5L	6	0	Under
05/31	vs DET	0-8L	3	0	Under
05/31	vs DET	10-2W	13	2	Over
05/28	@ ATL	1-8L	5	0	Over
05/27	@ ATL	4-1W	7	0	Under
05/26	@ ATL	11-5W	14	1	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/13	@ PIT	1-2L	8	1	Under
06/11	@ COL	5-1W	10	1	Under
06/10	@ COL	5-6L	5	1	Over
06/09	@ COL	8-5W	12	0	Over
06/08	@ COL	2-3L	8	0	Under
06/07	vs HOU	4-2W	5	1	Under
06/06	vs HOU	5-8L	11	3	Over
06/05	vs HOU	4-7L	8	3	Over
06/04	vs PHI	5-4W	9	2	Over
06/03	vs PHI	1-6L	5	0	Under
06/02	vs PHI	2-4L	3	2	Under
05/31	vs CIN	5-3W	12	2	Under
05/30	vs CIN	7-1W	13	2	Under
05/29	vs CIN	1-3L	5	1	Under
05/28	@ CHC	4-3W	6	2	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	6.9	9.1	0.238	0.379	38.8%	76.7%	3.9%
#2 Bryan Reynolds	8.0	10.3	0.263	0.425	37.2%	79.7%	3.0%
#3 Connor Joe	6.4	8.5	0.259	0.434	37.7%	81.1%	3.3%
#4 Oneil Cruz	8.5	11.1	0.243	0.434	32.3%	75.7%	4.0%
#5 Ke’Bryan Hayes	6.0	7.8	0.247	0.325	36.7%	69.3%	1.2%
#6 Nick Gonzales	5.9	7.7	0.308	0.5	37.5%	87.5%	3.8%
#7 Rowdy Tellez	6.4	8.3	0.215	0.295	30.2%	59.7%	1.3%
#8 Henry Davis	4.9	6.6	0.15	0.2	32.5%	52.5%	0.0%
#9 Jack Suwinski	6.0	8.0	0.173	0.301	30.1%	60.3%	3.2%

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	8.6	10.9	0.299	0.426	38.6%	81.2%	1.5%
#2 Alec Burleson	7.4	9.4	0.283	0.455	32.8%	78.3%	4.5%
#2 Willson Contreras	8.3	11.0	0.28	0.551	47.7%	102.8%	5.6%
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	9.3	12.2	0.225	0.345	33.3%	67.9%	2.8%
#4 Nolan Arenado	8.6	11.2	0.252	0.372	34.3%	71.5%	2.5%
#5 Nolan Gorman	7.7	10.3	0.223	0.481	34.5%	82.5%	7.3%
#6 Ivan Herrera	6.8	8.8	0.26	0.351	35.7%	70.8%	1.9%
#7 Dylan Carlson	7.4	9.8	0.175	0.211	31.6%	52.6%	0.0%
#8 Brendan Donovan	6.5	8.6	0.242	0.364	35.6%	72.0%	1.7%
#9 Jose Fermin	6.0	7.5	0.115	0.115	26.9%	38.5%	0.0%

Pirates Notable Injuries

Martin Perez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 3.8
Quinn Priester OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/04/24. Impact: 3.2
Joey Bart OUT (C): Avg: 0.267 SLG:0.517 Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 2.3
Ji Hwan Bae OUT (OF): Avg: 0.208 SLG:0.208 Last game: 06/04/24. Impact: 1.9
Alika Williams OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.21 SLG:0.29 Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: 0.4

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lars Nootbaar OUT (OF): Avg: 0.234 SLG:0.404 Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: 3.5
Nick Robertson OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/21/24. Impact: 1.4