Cardinals vs Pirates Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB excitement as the St. Louis Cardinals swoop into PNC Park, ready to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a showdown that’s got everyone talking! With the Cardinals just a few games shy of the top in the National League and the Pirates not far behind, tonight’s game at 06:40 PM EST is set to light up the scoreboard. Fresh off a solid win against Atlanta, the Cardinals are flying high, while the Pirates are looking to steer their ship back to victory after a tough loss to Philadelphia. The stakes? Just a breezy evening under partly cloudy skies, with a hint of an eastern wind at PNC Park, and the betting lines buzzing with anticipation. So, as the over/under teeters at 8.5, will it be the Cardinals taking flight or the Pirates plundering the win? Let’s just say, may the best birds or buccaneers take the treasure tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: July 22, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Weather: Partly Cloudy with winds from the E at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 70.5° with 67% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	PIT ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+111	-133	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+103	-123	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-8	+10	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

142W-145L

49.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

133W-156L

50.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/11/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-5.5
06/11/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-5.5
06/12/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-2.5
06/12/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-2.5
06/13/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Under	-1.5
06/13/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-1.5
07/02/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+2.5
07/02/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+2.5
07/03/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+0.5
07/03/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Over	+0.5
07/04/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-3.5
07/04/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-3.5
04/13/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Under	-3.5
04/13/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-3.5
04/14/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Under	-5.5
04/14/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-5.5
04/15/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+0.5
04/15/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+0.5
04/16/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+0.5
04/16/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+0.5
06/02/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+3.5
06/02/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+3.5
06/03/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-1.5
06/03/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-1.5
06/04/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-5.5
06/04/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-5.5
08/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Over	+3.5
08/21/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	11	Over	+3.5
08/22/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+0.5
08/22/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+0.5
08/23/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+1.5
08/23/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+1.5
09/01/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-2.5
09/01/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-2.5
09/02/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+4.5
09/02/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+4.5
09/03/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+1.5
09/03/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+1.5

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Andre Pallante

ERA 4.208 | IP 51.3 | 4.0W-4.0L | KO 41.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-10-24	vsKC	6-4L	6.3	6	4	5	Over
07-04-24	@PIT	3-2W	7.0	4	1	5	Under
06-28-24	vsCIN	0-1W	5.3	4	0	5	Under
06-20-24	vsSF	5-6W	5.3	7	5	5	Over
06-15-24	@CHC	1-5L	3.3	5	2	4	Under
06-09-24	vsCOL	1-5W	5.0	3	0	6	Under
06-04-24	@HOU	5-8L	3.0	6	6	1	Over
05-29-24	@CIN	5-3W	6.0	3	0	4	Under
04-20-24	vsMIL	12-5L	3.0	5	3	0	Over
04-14-24	@ARI	0-5L	1.0	3	0	0	Under

Mitch Keller

ERA 3.395 | IP 111.3 | 10.0W-5.0L | KO 102.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-08-24	vsNYM	2-8W	8.0	7	2	6	Over
07-02-24	vsSTL	7-4L	5.0	9	6	5	Over
06-25-24	@CIN	9-5W	5.7	6	4	6	Over
06-19-24	vsCIN	0-1W	7.0	2	0	7	Under
06-13-24	@STL	3-4L	6.0	8	4	4	Under
06-07-24	vsMIN	0-3W	6.0	7	0	8	Under
06-01-24	@TOR	8-1W	6.0	5	1	8	Over
05-25-24	vsATL	1-4W	6.7	6	1	4	Under
05-19-24	@CHC	3-2W	6.0	2	2	3	Under
05-13-24	@MIL	8-6W	6.0	8	0	7	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/23	vs ATL	6-2W	9	4	Under
07/22	vs ATL	9-5W	14	2	Over
07/22	vs ATL	2-3L	9	1	Under
07/15	@ CHC	5-4W	11	2	Over
07/15	@ CHC	11-3W	13	1	Over
07/14	@ CHC	1-5L	6	0	Under
07/12	@ KC	5-8L	10	1	Over
07/12	@ KC	4-6L	6	3	Over
07/10	vs WAS	6-0W	11	2	Under
07/09	vs WAS	8-3W	13	1	Over
07/08	vs WAS	6-14L	11	0	Over
07/07	vs WAS	7-6W	14	1	Over
07/06	vs PIT	3-2W	10	0	Under
07/05	vs PIT	4-5L	8	1	Over
07/04	vs PIT	7-4W	13	2	Over

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/23	@ PHI	0-6L	6	0	Under
07/22	@ PHI	4-1W	10	2	Under
07/21	@ PHI	8-7W	13	0	Over
07/15	vs CWS	6-2W	9	0	Under
07/14	vs CWS	4-1W	8	0	Under
07/13	vs MIL	1-0W	6	0	Under
07/12	vs MIL	0-9L	4	0	Over
07/11	vs MIL	12-2W	11	5	Over
07/10	@ NYM	8-2W	8	2	Over
07/09	@ NYM	2-3L	6	0	Under
07/08	@ NYM	2-5L	6	1	Under
07/07	@ NYM	14-2W	16	7	Over
07/06	@ STL	2-3L	7	1	Under
07/05	@ STL	5-4W	11	1	Over
07/04	@ STL	4-7L	7	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	8.4	10.7	0.288	0.418	0.367	0.785	0.321	0.015
#2 Alec Burleson	7.9	10.3	0.291	0.488	0.344	0.831	0.342	0.052
#3 Willson Contreras	8.3	11.0	0.280	0.524	0.487	1.011	0.393	0.058
#4 Brendan Donovan	8.4	10.9	0.266	0.405	0.370	0.775	0.318	0.025
#5 Nolan Arenado	7.9	10.2	0.259	0.375	0.344	0.719	0.297	0.026
#6 Lars Nootbaar	8.4	10.9	0.244	0.426	0.381	0.807	0.325	0.040
#7 Paul Goldschmidt	7.8	10.1	0.228	0.376	0.315	0.690	0.285	0.037
#8 Nolan Gorman	6.5	8.7	0.208	0.422	0.313	0.735	0.301	0.058
#9 Michael Siani	5.2	6.6	0.235	0.309	0.289	0.598	0.251	0.010

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	8.4	11.1	0.232	0.395	0.386	0.781	0.315	0.042
#2 Bryan Reynolds	8.1	10.5	0.288	0.485	0.386	0.871	0.353	0.043
#3 Oneil Cruz	8.2	10.8	0.249	0.455	0.326	0.782	0.321	0.046
#4 Nick Gonzales	7.9	10.3	0.263	0.393	0.321	0.714	0.297	0.022
#5 Rowdy Tellez	5.8	7.6	0.249	0.392	0.325	0.717	0.296	0.034
#6 Ke’Bryan Hayes	7.7	9.7	0.238	0.300	0.318	0.617	0.258	0.011
#7 Joshua Palacios	5.1	6.8	0.200	0.371	0.371	0.743	0.300	0.057
#8 Jack Suwinski	5.9	7.9	0.180	0.326	0.296	0.622	0.258	0.039
#9 Yasmani Grandal	4.9	6.5	0.183	0.305	0.221	0.527	0.222	0.023

Cardinals Notable Injuries

No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.

Pirates Notable Injuries

Jared Jones OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/05/24. Impact: 7.3
Bailey Falter OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/08/24. Impact: 4.9
Martin Perez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/21/24. Impact: 2.7
Daulton Jefferies OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/07/24. Impact: 1.7