Pirates vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to dive into the heart of the National League as the Pittsburgh Pirates sail into Busch Stadium to clash with the St. Louis Cardinals tonight at 07:45 PM EST! With the Pirates riding the wave of a recent victory and the Cardinals looking to rebound from a narrow defeat, the stakes are as high as the humidity in tonight’s forecast. Both teams are battling to climb up from the depths of the conference rankings, making every pitch count in this close-to-the-wire season showdown. The betting lines are buzzing, the crowd’s gearing up for a sunny showdown with just a whisper of wind, and with an over/under that promises a tight contest, we’re all set for a game where strategy will shine as bright as the stadium lights. So, will the Pirates plunder a victory, or will the Cardinals fly away with the win? Let’s find out whose flag will be flying high tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 16, 2024 07:45PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SE at 2.7 mph. Temperature is at 78.1° with 71% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	PIT ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-143	+120	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-140	+117	7.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+3	-3	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

117W-191L

58.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

170W-144L

41.7% 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
06/12/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-1.5
06/12/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-1.5
06/13/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Under	-0.5
06/13/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-0.5
07/02/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+3.5
07/02/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+3.5
07/03/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+1.5
07/03/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Over	+1.5
07/04/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-2.5
07/04/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-2.5
07/22/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-4.5
07/22/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-4.5
07/23/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-4.5
07/23/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Under	-4.5
07/24/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-2.5
07/24/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Under	-2.5
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

Paul Skenes

ERA 2.1 | IP 120.0 | 10.0W-2.0L | KO 151.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-09-24	vsMIA	2-3W	6.0	6	1	9	Under
09-03-24	@CHC	5-0W	5.0	4	0	6	Under
08-28-24	vsCHC	14-10L	5.0	5	3	6	Over
08-22-24	vsCIN	0-7W	6.0	2	0	9	Push
08-16-24	vsSEA	3-5W	6.0	3	2	6	Over
08-10-24	@LAD	1-4L	6.0	6	4	8	Under
08-04-24	vsARI	6-5L	5.3	5	2	4	Over
07-29-24	@HOU	5-3W	6.0	5	2	6	Over
07-23-24	vsSTL	2-1L	8.3	4	2	8	Under
07-11-24	@MIL	1-0W	7.0	0	0	11	Under

Andre Pallante

ERA 4.134 | IP 102.3 | 6.0W-8.0L | KO 77.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-10-24	vsCIN	3-0L	5.0	6	3	6	Under
09-02-24	@MIL	3-9L	5.0	5	5	3	Over
08-28-24	vsSD	3-4W	5.7	8	2	3	Push
08-23-24	@MIN	6-1W	7.0	5	1	5	Push
08-17-24	vsLAD	2-5W	7.0	4	2	5	Push
08-10-24	@KC	3-8L	5.7	3	2	4	Over
08-05-24	vsNYM	6-0L	4.7	5	5	2	Under
07-29-24	vsTEX	6-3L	5.0	7	3	5	Over
07-22-24	@PIT	1-2L	6.0	3	1	3	Under
07-10-24	vsKC	6-4L	6.3	6	4	5	Over

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/17	@ KC	4-3W	7	0	Push
09/16	@ KC	1-5L	9	0	Under
09/15	@ KC	3-8L	9	0	Over
09/13	@ MIA	3-1W	6	1	Under
09/12	@ MIA	6-4W	8	1	Over
09/11	@ MIA	3-2W	7	1	Under
09/10	@ WAS	7-3W	12	3	Over
09/09	@ WAS	6-8L	11	0	Over
09/09	@ WAS	3-4L	5	1	Push
09/07	@ WAS	9-4W	8	0	Over
09/06	vs CHC	0-12L	0	0	Over
09/05	vs CHC	5-0W	8	1	Under
09/04	vs CHC	5-3W	8	2	Over
09/03	vs CLE	1-6L	2	0	Push
09/02	vs CLE	3-0W	9	0	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/17	vs TOR	2-3L	7	1	Under
09/16	vs TOR	2-7L	3	1	Over
09/15	vs TOR	3-4L	12	1	Push
09/14	@ CIN	6-1W	10	2	Push
09/13	@ CIN	2-1W	6	1	Under
09/12	@ CIN	0-3L	8	0	Under
09/10	@ SEA	4-10L	9	0	Over
09/09	@ SEA	2-0W	2	1	Under
09/08	@ SEA	1-6L	5	1	Push
09/06	vs MIL	3-2W	5	0	Under
09/05	vs MIL	7-4W	9	1	Over
09/04	vs MIL	3-9L	6	2	Over
09/03	vs NYY	14-7W	21	3	Over
09/02	vs NYY	6-5W	7	1	Over
09/01	vs NYY	3-6L	10	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Isiah Kiner-Falefa	8.5	10.7	0.272	0.379	0.334	0.714	0.296	0.019
#2 Bryan Reynolds	9.0	11.7	0.282	0.454	0.383	0.837	0.340	0.037
#3 Oneil Cruz	8.6	11.2	0.266	0.459	0.358	0.817	0.333	0.038
#4 Andrew McCutchen	7.7	10.2	0.237	0.426	0.392	0.818	0.329	0.048
#5 Joey Bart	6.6	8.8	0.268	0.479	0.394	0.873	0.352	0.056
#6 Rowdy Tellez	6.5	8.6	0.251	0.407	0.336	0.743	0.306	0.036
#7 Nick Gonzales	6.7	8.7	0.268	0.373	0.325	0.697	0.290	0.016
#8 Jared Triolo	6.3	8.3	0.215	0.317	0.348	0.666	0.274	0.023
#9 Billy Cook	5.1	6.6	0.167	0.222	0.167	0.389	0.166	0.000

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	6.7	8.5	0.271	0.414	0.345	0.759	0.312	0.024
#2 Alec Burleson	5.9	7.7	0.266	0.421	0.333	0.754	0.311	0.040
#3 Willson Contreras	8.0	10.6	0.263	0.470	0.453	0.923	0.364	0.050
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	7.4	9.6	0.248	0.417	0.330	0.746	0.307	0.038
#4 Nolan Arenado	6.7	8.7	0.257	0.384	0.341	0.726	0.299	0.030
#5 Brendan Donovan	6.2	8.0	0.264	0.394	0.364	0.759	0.311	0.022
#6 Thomas Saggese	5.4	7.1	0.174	0.304	0.174	0.478	0.202	0.043
#7 Lars Nootbaar	5.9	7.7	0.251	0.412	0.395	0.807	0.325	0.032
#8 Pedro Pages	4.9	6.2	0.243	0.385	0.302	0.686	0.284	0.036
#9 Jordan Walker	5.1	6.7	0.181	0.328	0.267	0.595	0.249	0.026

Pirates Notable Injuries

Ke’Bryan Hayes OUT (3B): Avg: 0.228 SLG:0.283 Last game: 08/19/24. Impact: 1.3
Henry Davis OUT (C): Avg: 0.144 SLG:0.212 Last game: 09/06/24. Impact: 0.6
Hunter Stratton OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 0.7
Ben Heller OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 0.5