On the season the Cardinals have an Over\/Under record of 14-18 and a run-line W\/L record of 17-18 and the Pirates have an Over\/Under record of 15-15 and a run-line W\/L record of 13-21. <\/p>\n
St. Louis Cardinals (18-17) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (14-20)<\/strong>
\nVenue\/ Stadium: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/strong>
\nTime\/Date: 7:05 PM EST Friday, May 9, 2014<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds From: Bovada<\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Cardinals -135 \/ Pirates +115<\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 7 runs<\/strong>
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This season the Pirates are 10-10 at home and the Cardinals are 11-12 on the road.<\/p>\n
In their last games the Cardinals beat the Braves 7-1.<\/p>\n
The Cardinals come into this series after taking 2 of 3 from the Atlanta Braves and they are the road betting favorite in tonight\u2019s game. St. Louis is 5-5 in their last 10 games and they sit in 2nd place in the NL Central 4 games back of the slumping Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n
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The Pirates have not gotten off to a good start this season, but they have won 2 in a row. Still they are also 5-5 in their last 10 games and are 7.5 games back of the Brewers.<\/p>\n
In 6 meetings this season between these 2 division rivals each team has won 3 games.<\/p>\n
Francisco Liriano (0-3 4.54) goes for his first win of the season tonight and in his last start he gave up 4 earned runs in 3 innings of work in a no decision facing the Toronto Blue Jays.
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\nLiriano is winless in his last 10 starts and is 0-1 this season facing the Cardinals. Before this season Liriano was 4-0 in his previous 4 starts facing the Cardinals with an ERA of only 1.16.<\/p>\nThe Pirates are 5-1 in their last 6 games against the Cardinals when Liriano has gotten the start.<\/p>\n
For the Cardinals Michael Wacha (2-3 2.55 ERA) gets the starting nod and in his last outing he gave up 2 earned runs in 6 innings in a loss to the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n
Wacha is 0-3 in his last 4 starts despite a 3.09 ERA and he is losing since in that span the Cardinals\u2019 offense has averaged less than 2 runs of support.<\/p>\n
The Cardinals are 0-5 in Wacha\u2019s last 5 road starts and 0-4 in their last 4 starts with him on the hill overall.<\/p>\n
Both of these teams have struggled on offense this season, as the Pirates rank 21st in the Majors in runs scored and the Cardinals only rank 26th.<\/p>\n
Notes<\/h3>\n
1. Pirates OF Starling Marte has stolen 11 consecutive bases and has been successful 16 times in his last 17 attempts dating to last season.
\n2. The Cardinals are 15-2 when scoring more than three runs.
\n3. Following this series, the Pirates and Cardinals won\u2019t meet again until July 7-10 at Busch Stadium.<\/p>\nBetting Trends<\/h3>\n
The Cardinals are 1-8 in their last 9 games following a win, 1-4 in Wacha\u2019s last 5 starts as a road favorite, and they have an Under record of 13-4-2 in their last 19 road games.<\/p>\n
The Pirates are 8-17 in their last 25 overall, 2-6 in their last 8 games as an underdog, and they have an Over record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 games.<\/p>\n
The Pirates are 10-4 in their last 14 home games against the Cardinals.<\/p>\n
Jason\u2019s Pick:<\/h3>\n
I think Liriano will get back on track tonight and have a good outing and lead the Pirates to the win.<\/p>\n
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