Pirates vs Cardinals Game Breakdown
Pirates
71W-80L
September 18, 2024
07:45PM EST
Odds: 8.0 o/u
Cardinals
76W-75L
Get ready for an electric showdown at Busch Stadium tonight as the Pittsburgh Pirates sail into enemy waters to clash with the St. Louis Cardinals at 07:45 PM EST! With the Pirates trying to hook some late-season wins and sitting 16 games back, and the Cardinals flying 11 games behind in the National League pecking order, both teams are hungry for a victory. Fresh off their recent face-off where the Cardinals snagged a 3-1 win, the stakes and the stats are set—Pittsburgh at +165 underdogs and St. Louis favored at -200, with an over/under tantalizingly poised at 8.0. Under the clear skies and gentle southern breezes of a 82.9° evening, will the Pirates plunder, or will the Cardinals soar? Tonight, it’s all about whether the Pirates can shipwreck the Cardinals’ flight plans!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: September 18, 2024 07:45PM EST
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Weather: Sunny with winds from the S at 3.6 mph. Temperature is at 82.9° with 43% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| PIT ML | STL ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | +165 | -200 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Recent | +168 | -206 | 8.0 | 1.5/-1.5 |
| Difference | +3 | -6 | 0 | – |
Team Performance
37.3% Win Probability
62.7% 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 | ||||
| 09/17/24 | Pittsburgh Pirates PIT | 1 | Under | -4.0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals STL | 3 | ||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-24-24 | vsCIN | 10-2L | 3.3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Over |
| 08-18-24 | vsSEA | 10-3L | 4.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | Over |
| 08-12-24 | @SD | 1-2L | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Under |
| 08-06-24 | vsSD | 6-0L | 2.3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Under |
| 08-04-24 | vsARI | 6-5L | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Over |
| 07-31-24 | @HOU | 4-5L | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Over |
| 06-06-24 | @BOS | 14-2L | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | Over |
| 05-28-24 | @TOR | 7-2L | 4.3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Over |
| 09-29-23 | @CIN | 19-2L | 1.7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | Over |
| 09-23-23 | @SD | 5-2L | 3.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-12-24 | vsCIN | 1-6W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Under |
| 09-04-24 | @MIL | 3-2W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Under |
| 08-29-24 | vsSD | 1-4W | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 08-24-24 | @MIN | 0-6L | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Under |
| 08-18-24 | vsLAD | 2-1L | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | Under |
| 08-12-24 | @CIN | 1-6L | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | Under |
| 08-06-24 | vsTB | 3-4W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Under |
| 08-01-24 | @CHC | 4-5L | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | Over |
| 07-26-24 | vsWAS | 10-8L | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | Over |
| 07-20-24 | @ATL | 9-5W | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | Over |
Pirates Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/19 | vs STL | 1-3L | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 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 | 6-8L | 11 | 0 | Over |
| 09/09 | @ WAS | 3-4L | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 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 | Push |
Cardinals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/19 | @ PIT | 3-1W | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 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 |
Team’s Batting Order
| Pittsburgh Pirates | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 7.8 | 0.274 | 0.382 | 0.335 | 0.717 | 0.297 | 0.019 | |
| 8.1 | 10.5 | 0.280 | 0.449 | 0.379 | 0.828 | 0.337 | 0.036 | |
|
#3
Oneil Cruz
|
8.4 | 11.0 | 0.266 | 0.458 | 0.357 | 0.815 | 0.333 | 0.038 |
| 6.4 | 8.5 | 0.235 | 0.422 | 0.388 | 0.811 | 0.326 | 0.048 | |
|
#5
Joey Bart
|
5.3 | 7.1 | 0.262 | 0.466 | 0.385 | 0.851 | 0.344 | 0.054 |
|
#6
Rowdy Tellez
|
6.1 | 8.0 | 0.249 | 0.404 | 0.336 | 0.740 | 0.304 | 0.035 |
|
#7
Jared Triolo
|
5.4 | 7.1 | 0.214 | 0.314 | 0.344 | 0.658 | 0.272 | 0.022 |
|
#8
Nick Yorke
|
5.2 | 5.6 | 0.429 | 0.429 | 0.429 | 0.857 | 0.354 | 0.000 |
|
#9
Billy Cook
|
4.4 | 5.7 | 0.150 | 0.200 | 0.150 | 0.350 | 0.149 | 0.000 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
#1
Masyn Winn
|
8.7 | 11.1 | 0.271 | 0.413 | 0.346 | 0.758 | 0.311 | 0.024 |
| 8.6 | 11.1 | 0.266 | 0.420 | 0.337 | 0.757 | 0.312 | 0.039 | |
| 7.5 | 9.9 | 0.263 | 0.470 | 0.453 | 0.923 | 0.364 | 0.050 | |
| 9.3 | 12.0 | 0.246 | 0.413 | 0.330 | 0.743 | 0.306 | 0.038 | |
| 8.1 | 10.5 | 0.258 | 0.383 | 0.341 | 0.724 | 0.298 | 0.029 | |
| 7.7 | 10.0 | 0.264 | 0.397 | 0.365 | 0.762 | 0.313 | 0.022 | |
| 8.0 | 10.4 | 0.248 | 0.408 | 0.392 | 0.799 | 0.322 | 0.032 | |
| 6.7 | 8.8 | 0.190 | 0.355 | 0.281 | 0.636 | 0.265 | 0.033 | |
|
#8
Ivan Herrera
|
6.2 | 8.0 | 0.280 | 0.382 | 0.391 | 0.773 | 0.315 | 0.014 |
| 4.8 | 6.0 | 0.239 | 0.301 | 0.301 | 0.601 | 0.252 | 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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