Pirates vs Cardinals Game Breakdown
Pirates
71W-79L
September 17, 2024
07:45PM EST
Odds: 8.0 o/u
Cardinals
75W-75L
Get ready to set sail with the Pittsburgh Pirates as they dock at Busch Stadium, ready to duel the St. Louis Cardinals under the gleaming lights of a 7:45 PM showdown. It’s a clash of the middle brigades in the National League, with the Pirates trying to plunder a win to improve their 71-79 record, while the Cardinals, sitting at an even 75-75, aim to defend their nest and extend their winning streak. With the stakes set and the betting lines drawing in the crowds—Pirates at +117 underdogs and Cardinals favored at -140—the atmosphere is electric. The weather’s pitching perfect too—sunny skies, a gentle southeastern breeze, and temperatures that make for a beautiful baseball evening. After a shutout win against the Pirates just yesterday, the Cardinals are looking to keep their feathers unruffled, but let’s see if the Pirates can swing back and turn the tides in this high-seas adventure!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: September 17, 2024 07:45PM EST
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Weather: Sunny with winds from the SE at 5.4 mph. Temperature is at 84.9° with 43% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| PIT ML | STL ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +117 | -140 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | +119 | -142 | 7.5 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | +2 | -2 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
45.7% Win Probability
54.3% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/11/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 2 | Under | -5.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 1 | ||||
| 06/12/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 2 | Under | -2.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 4 | ||||
| 06/13/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 3 | Under | -1.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 4 | ||||
| 07/02/24 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 7 | Over | +3.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 4 | ||||
| 07/03/24 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 4 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 5 | ||||
| 07/04/24 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 3 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 2 | ||||
| 07/22/24 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 1 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 2 | ||||
| 07/23/24 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 2 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 1 | ||||
| 07/24/24 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 0 | Under | -3.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 5 | ||||
| 09/16/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 0 | Under | -4.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 4 | ||||
| 04/13/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 5 | Under | -3.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 0 | ||||
| 04/14/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 0 | Under | -5.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 3 | ||||
| 04/15/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 6 | Over | +1.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 3 | ||||
| 04/16/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 4 | Over | +1.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 5 | ||||
| 06/02/23 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 5 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 7 | ||||
| 06/03/23 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 3 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 4 | ||||
| 06/04/23 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 1 | Under | -5.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 2 | ||||
| 08/21/23 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 1 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 11 | ||||
| 08/22/23 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 3 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 6 | ||||
| 08/23/23 | St. Louis Cardinals STL | 6 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 4 | ||||
| 09/01/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 4 | Under | -2.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 2 | ||||
| 09/02/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 7 | Over | +5.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 6 | ||||
| 09/03/23 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 4 | Over | +2.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 6 |
Pirates Vs Over/Under
Cardinals Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-11-24 | vsMIA | 1-3W | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | Under |
| 09-05-24 | vsWAS | 4-9W | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Over |
| 08-30-24 | @CLE | 8-10L | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Over |
| 08-23-24 | vsCIN | 5-6W | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Over |
| 08-17-24 | vsSEA | 2-7W | 5.7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | Over |
| 08-11-24 | @LAD | 5-6L | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Over |
| 08-06-24 | vsSD | 6-0L | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 07-30-24 | @HOU | 6-2W | 5.3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Over |
| 07-06-24 | vsNYM | 5-2L | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Under |
| 06-30-24 | @ATL | 4-2W | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-11-24 | vsCIN | 1-2W | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Under |
| 07-30-24 | vsTEX | 1-8W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Over |
| 07-23-24 | @PIT | 2-1W | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Under |
| 07-13-24 | vsCHC | 3-11W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 07-06-24 | @WAS | 6-14L | 2.7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | Over |
| 06-30-24 | vsCIN | 0-2W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Under |
| 06-24-24 | vsATL | 3-4W | 6.7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 06-18-24 | @MIA | 8-9L | 5.3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | Over |
| 06-13-24 | vsPIT | 3-4W | 4.3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Under |
| 06-07-24 | vsCOL | 5-8W | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Over |
Pirates Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18 | vs STL | 0-4L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 09/17 | @ KC | 4-3W | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 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 | 3-4L | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 09/09 | @ WAS | 6-8L | 11 | 0 | Over |
| 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 | Under |
Cardinals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18 | @ PIT | 4-0W | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 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 | Under |
| 09/14 | @ CIN | 6-1W | 10 | 2 | Under |
| 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 | Under |
| 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 |
Team’s Batting Order
| Pittsburgh Pirates | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 9.6 | 0.274 | 0.383 | 0.336 | 0.719 | 0.298 | 0.019 | |
| 9.3 | 12.1 | 0.280 | 0.451 | 0.380 | 0.831 | 0.338 | 0.036 | |
|
#3
Oneil Cruz
|
9.2 | 12.0 | 0.266 | 0.459 | 0.358 | 0.817 | 0.333 | 0.038 |
| 7.2 | 9.5 | 0.237 | 0.426 | 0.392 | 0.818 | 0.329 | 0.048 | |
|
#5
Joey Bart
|
6.3 | 8.4 | 0.263 | 0.470 | 0.387 | 0.857 | 0.346 | 0.055 |
|
#6
Rowdy Tellez
|
7.1 | 9.3 | 0.251 | 0.406 | 0.335 | 0.741 | 0.305 | 0.035 |
|
#8
Jared Triolo
|
5.6 | 7.4 | 0.216 | 0.317 | 0.348 | 0.666 | 0.274 | 0.022 |
|
#9
Billy Cook
|
4.8 | 6.3 | 0.150 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 0.350 | 0.149 | 0.000 |
|
#9
Jose Rojas
|
7.1 | 7.1 | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan | nan |
| St. Louis Cardinals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Masyn Winn
|
8.1 | 10.3 | 0.271 | 0.413 | 0.344 | 0.757 | 0.311 | 0.024 |
|
#2
Luken Baker
|
7.2 | 10.1 | 0.172 | 0.414 | 0.414 | 0.828 | 0.325 | 0.069 |
| 7.3 | 9.7 | 0.263 | 0.470 | 0.453 | 0.923 | 0.364 | 0.050 | |
| 9.1 | 11.8 | 0.247 | 0.414 | 0.330 | 0.744 | 0.306 | 0.038 | |
| 7.7 | 10.0 | 0.259 | 0.385 | 0.343 | 0.728 | 0.300 | 0.030 | |
| 6.9 | 9.0 | 0.264 | 0.396 | 0.366 | 0.762 | 0.313 | 0.022 | |
| 6.5 | 8.5 | 0.186 | 0.331 | 0.280 | 0.610 | 0.255 | 0.025 | |
| 5.9 | 7.8 | 0.167 | 0.292 | 0.167 | 0.458 | 0.194 | 0.042 | |
|
#8
Pedro Pages
|
5.8 | 7.4 | 0.243 | 0.382 | 0.301 | 0.682 | 0.282 | 0.035 |
| 4.7 | 5.9 | 0.238 | 0.297 | 0.300 | 0.597 | 0.250 | 0.007 |
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
Cardinals Notable Injuries
- Willson Contreras OUT (C): Avg: 0.263 SLG:0.47 Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 2.9
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