The Cardinals will aim to sweep the visiting Pirates in the finale of their four-game series on Thursday night in St. Louis. <\/p>\n
PIT: Edinson Volquez (R) (7-6, 3.88 ERA) v STL: Shelby Miller (R) (7-7, 4.15 ERA)
\nDate\/Time: 7:15 pm ET Thursday, July 10, 2014
\nVenue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
\nBroadcast:
\nLine: -114 Cardinals
\nTotal: 8<\/strong>
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The Pirates (47-44) lost for the fourth time in a row on the road, despite Neil Walker’s solo homer in a 5-2 defeat on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh catcher Russell Martin, who is one RBI shy of 500 for his career, was held hitless in game three as the Pirates left six men stranded.<\/p>\n
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They are 2-for-25 with runners in scoring position over the first three games of the series, and are 5-7 overall against the Cardinals this season and 1-5 in St. Louis, who opened the series with a pair of walk-off victories.<\/p>\n
The Cards (50-42) collected 14 hits on Wednesday, including three hits and two RBIs from Matt Adams and a solo homerun from Kolten Wong, just one day after clubbing the game-winner.
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\nAll-Star catcher Yadier Molina went 0-for-1 after he suffered a sprained right thumb while sliding into third base in the second inning and exited the game in the third.<\/p>\nTo close out the series the Pirates will send Edinson Volquez to the mound. The right-hander posted his third straight victory on Saturday, holding the Phillies to just a single run and four hits over seven innings.<\/p>\n
He has not performed well against the Cards, going 3-6 with a 5.58 ERA in 13 career starts.<\/p>\n
St. Louis will counter with Shelby Miller who got away with a no-decision against Miami on Saturday. The right-hander has not won a game in five straight starts and is 1-5 over his last nine, with that one victory being a shutout at Toronto on June 7.<\/p>\n
He gave up three runs on nine hits in 5 1\/3 innings at the Marlins and has lost his first five career starts against the Pirates.<\/p>\n
MLB Betting Trends<\/h3>\n
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- Under is 7-3 in Volquezs last 10 on grass.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Under is 11-3-2 in STL last 16 home games.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- STL are 6-2 in their last 8 overall.<\/strong><\/li>\n
- STL are 6-2 in their last 8 games on grass.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Notes:<\/h3>\n
1. Pittsburgh LHP Francisco Liriano (oblique) is slated to be activated from the disabled list to start in Cincinnati on Sunday.
\n2. Cardinals RHP Joe Kelly (hamstring) is expected to return from the DL and start at Milwaukee on Friday.
\n3. Pirates C Russell Martin is one RBI shy of 500 for his career.<\/p>\nMatt\u2019s Free Prediction: Pirates<\/h3>\n
Miller has allowed 101 hits and 48 earned runs over 104 innings while Volquez s has allowed 91 hits and 44 earned runs over 102 innings.<\/p>\n
St. Louis is 6-2 in their last eight games and 1-4 in Miller\u2019s last five home starts.<\/p>\n
So, I look for the Pirates to get the win here behind Volquez.<\/p>\n
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