Cardinals vs Pirates Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into PNC Park tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals, perched just 4.5 games back in the National League, swoop in to face the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are sailing 6 games behind in the standings. It’s a battle of birds versus buccaneers at 06:40 PM EST, and with the Cardinals looking to avenge yesterday’s narrow loss, the stakes are as high as the Pirates’ spirits after their recent victory. With the over/under teasing at 8 and the odds tipping in favor of the Pirates, tonight’s forecast predicts cloudy skies and a breeze just right for some high-flying action. So, as the Cardinals try to nest a win and the Pirates aim to hoist their flag, expect nothing less than a showdown that’s sure to be a real ‘feather’ in the cap for the victors!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: July 23, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Weather: Cloudy with winds from the SW at 5.4 mph. Temperature is at 83.1° with 45% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	PIT ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+152	-184	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+156	-190	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+4	-6	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

142W-146L

39.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

134W-156L

60.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/11/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-5.0
06/11/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-5.0
06/12/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-2.0
06/12/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-2.0
06/13/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	3	Under	-1.0
06/13/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-1.0
07/02/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+3.0
07/02/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+3.0
07/03/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+1.0
07/03/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Over	+1.0
07/04/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-3.0
07/04/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-3.0
07/22/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-5.0
07/22/24	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-5.0
04/13/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Under	-3.0
04/13/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-3.0
04/14/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	0	Under	-5.0
04/14/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-5.0
04/15/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+1.0
04/15/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+1.0
04/16/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+1.0
04/16/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+1.0
06/02/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+4.0
06/02/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+4.0
06/03/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-1.0
06/03/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-1.0
06/04/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-5.0
06/04/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-5.0
08/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Over	+4.0
08/21/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	11	Over	+4.0
08/22/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+1.0
08/22/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+1.0
08/23/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.0
08/23/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+2.0
09/01/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-2.0
09/01/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-2.0
09/02/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	7	Over	+5.0
09/02/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+5.0
09/03/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+2.0
09/03/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+2.0

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Lance Lynn

ERA 4.391 | IP 96.3 | 5.0W-4.0L | KO 92.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
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
06-02-24	@PHI	5-4W	4.0	3	4	4	Over
05-27-24	@CIN	1-3L	6.0	5	3	5	Under
05-22-24	vsBAL	1-3W	6.0	2	1	5	Under

Paul Skenes

ERA 1.899 | IP 66.3 | 6.0W-0.0L | KO 89.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-11-24	@MIL	1-0W	7.0	0	0	11	Under
07-05-24	vsNYM	2-14W	7.0	4	2	8	Over
06-29-24	@ATL	1-2L	6.0	6	1	9	Under
06-23-24	vsTB	3-1L	7.0	6	1	8	Under
06-17-24	vsCIN	1-4W	6.0	6	1	7	Under
06-11-24	@STL	2-1W	6.3	5	0	8	Under
06-05-24	vsLAD	6-10W	5.0	6	3	8	Over
05-29-24	@DET	10-2W	6.0	3	2	9	Over
05-23-24	vsSF	7-6L	6.0	6	1	3	Over
05-17-24	@CHC	9-3W	6.0	0	0	11	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/24	vs PIT	1-2L	7	1	Under
07/23	vs ATL	6-2W	9	4	Push
07/22	vs ATL	9-5W	14	2	Over
07/22	vs ATL	2-3L	9	1	Under
07/15	@ CHC	11-3W	13	1	Over
07/15	@ CHC	5-4W	11	2	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

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/24	@ STL	2-1W	8	0	Under
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	Push
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

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	6.1	7.7	0.284	0.413	0.362	0.775	0.317	0.015
#2 Alec Burleson	6.3	8.2	0.291	0.485	0.342	0.827	0.341	0.052
#3 Willson Contreras	6.3	8.4	0.281	0.521	0.490	1.010	0.392	0.057
#4 Brendan Donovan	6.1	8.0	0.263	0.401	0.366	0.767	0.315	0.024
#5 Nolan Arenado	5.9	7.6	0.256	0.372	0.344	0.715	0.295	0.025
#6 Lars Nootbaar	6.2	8.1	0.244	0.422	0.378	0.800	0.323	0.039
#7 Paul Goldschmidt	5.9	7.6	0.230	0.377	0.317	0.694	0.287	0.037
#8 Nolan Gorman	5.4	7.2	0.208	0.429	0.312	0.741	0.304	0.060
#9 Michael Siani	4.1	5.2	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	7.8	10.2	0.232	0.397	0.384	0.781	0.315	0.041
#2 Bryan Reynolds	9.0	11.7	0.287	0.482	0.385	0.867	0.351	0.043
#3 Oneil Cruz	8.8	11.5	0.250	0.454	0.329	0.784	0.322	0.046
#4 Nick Gonzales	7.0	9.1	0.263	0.390	0.320	0.711	0.295	0.022
#5 Rowdy Tellez	6.7	8.7	0.253	0.398	0.328	0.726	0.300	0.033
#6 Ke’Bryan Hayes	6.3	7.9	0.235	0.295	0.313	0.609	0.255	0.011
#7 Joshua Palacios	6.0	7.9	0.222	0.389	0.389	0.778	0.312	0.056
#8 Jack Suwinski	6.7	8.9	0.183	0.328	0.302	0.630	0.261	0.038
#9 Yasmani Grandal	5.4	7.1	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