MLB Sports Betting Preview
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Just wanted to get that out of the way since the Pirates have been so awful over the past....forever almost....and St. Louis is a perennial playoff contender.
Online sportsbooks list the St. Louis Cardinals as home favorites over the Pittsburgh Pirates, with a ML of -187 and an Over/Under Total of 7.5 runs.
The Cardinals' Chris Carpenter has won 10 straight games against the Pirates, earning an ERA of 1.85 in 13 starts against Pittsburgh. Kevin Correia will take the mound for the Pirates, coming off a victory in his last appearance against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Slugger Albert Pujols is batting .333 against Correia in 12 at bats but has struggled so far in 2011 to find his groove. The 10 year veteran out of the Dominican Republic is batting a meager .167 with 1 HR and 3 RBIs. Pujols says he hasn't found his comfort level at the plate yet.
"There's no panic, man," Pujols said. "I think the main thing people kind of take for granted is everybody expects me to go deep every day or get three hits. I'm out there doing everything I can even though I don't feel good at the plate." (from espn.com)
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| PITTSBURGH PIRATES |
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
| 3-2 |
April 6, 1:40 PM
Grass of Busch Stadium |
2-3 |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates's relievers have pitched 9⅓ innings in the last 3 games. |
St. Louis Cardinals's relievers have pitched 5 innings in the last 3 games. |
| PITTSBURGH PIRATES |
| PLAYER |
POS |
DESCRIPTION |
| Jose Ascanio |
P |
15-Day Disabled List |
| Joe Beimel |
P |
15-Day Disabled List |
| Kevin Hart |
P |
60-Day Disabled List |
| Brad Lincoln |
P |
15-Day Disabled List |
| Scott Olsen |
P |
15-Day Disabled List |
| Chris Snyder |
C |
15-Day Disabled List |
| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
| PLAYER |
POS |
DESCRIPTION |
| Matt Holliday |
OF |
Out Indefinitely (appendectomy) |
| Nick Punto |
IF |
15-Day Disabled List |
| Adam Wainwright |
P |
60-Day Disabled List |
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| PITTSBURGH PIRATES |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road |
| Pittsburgh is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road |
| Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis |
| Pittsburgh is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against St. Louis |
| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
| The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games |
| St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games |
| St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home |
| The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games at home |
| St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh |
| St. Louis is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh |
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| DATE |
A |
R |
H |
R |
W |
HOME
LINE |
TTL |
OU |
AWAY
STARTER |
HOME
STARTER |
| 04/05/2011 |
PIT |
2 |
STL |
3 |
STL |
-140 |
8 |
U |
McDonald |
McClellan |
| 04/04/2011 |
PIT |
4 |
STL |
3 |
PIT |
-145 |
9 |
U |
Morton |
Lohse |
| 09/29/2010 |
PIT |
1 |
STL |
4 |
STL |
-110 |
8 |
U |
McDonald |
Walters |
| 09/28/2010 |
PIT |
7 |
STL |
2 |
PIT |
-160 |
9 |
P |
Burres |
Suppan |
| 09/27/2010 |
PIT |
4 |
STL |
6 |
STL |
-150 |
9 |
O |
Morton |
Lohse |
| 09/23/2010 |
STL |
9 |
PIT |
2 |
STL |
-120 |
8 |
O |
Suppan |
Burres |
| 09/22/2010 |
STL |
6 |
PIT |
11 |
PIT |
100 |
9 |
O |
Lohse |
Morton |
| 09/21/2010 |
STL |
2 |
PIT |
5 |
PIT |
125 |
8 |
U |
Westbrook |
Maholm |
| 08/25/2010 |
STL |
2 |
PIT |
5 |
PIT |
145 |
8 |
U |
Westbrook |
McCutchen |
| 08/24/2010 |
STL |
3 |
PIT |
4 |
PIT |
210 |
7 |
P |
Wainwright |
Maholm |
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| KEVIN CORREIA VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
| DATE |
RUNS |
WINNER |
INNINGS PITCHED |
HITS |
RUNS |
EARNED RUNS |
WALKS |
KS |
DECISION |
| 05/26/2010 |
2-1 |
SD |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
ND |
| 08/22/2009 |
7-0 |
STL |
5⅔ |
10 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
L |
| 04/10/2008 |
5-1 |
SF |
7⅔ |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
W |
| 08/20/2005 |
4-2 |
STL |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
L |
| CHRIS CARPENTER VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES |
| DATE |
RUNS |
WINNER |
INNINGS PITCHED |
HITS |
RUNS |
EARNED RUNS |
WALKS |
KS |
DECISION |
| 07/30/2010 |
1-0 |
STL |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
ND |
| 05/07/2010 |
4-3 |
STL |
7 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
ND |
| 08/07/2009 |
6-4 |
STL |
8 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
W |
| 04/09/2009 |
2-1 |
STL |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
W |
| 09/01/2006 |
3-1 |
STL |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
W |
| PITTSBURGH PIRATES |
| DATE |
R |
OPNT |
R |
RSLT |
MONEY
LINE |
TTL |
STARTER |
IP |
OPP
STARTER |
| 04/05/2011 |
2 |
at STL |
3 |
L |
-140 |
8 |
J McDonald |
4⅔ |
K McClellan |
| 04/04/2011 |
4 |
at STL |
3 |
W |
-145 |
9 |
C Morton |
6 |
K Lohse |
| 04/03/2011 |
5 |
at CHC |
4 |
W |
-163 |
12 |
R Ohlendorf |
6 |
M Garza |
| 04/02/2011 |
3 |
at CHC |
5 |
L |
-176 |
8 |
P Maholm |
6⅔ |
C Zambrano |
| 04/01/2011 |
6 |
at CHC |
3 |
W |
-170 |
9 |
K Correia |
6 |
R Dempster |
| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
| DATE |
R |
OPNT |
R |
RSLT |
MONEY
LINE |
TTL |
STARTER |
IP |
OPP
STARTER |
| 04/05/2011 |
3 |
PIT |
2 |
W |
-140 |
8 |
K McClellan |
6 |
J McDonald |
| 04/04/2011 |
3 |
PIT |
4 |
L |
-145 |
9 |
K Lohse |
7 |
C Morton |
| 04/03/2011 |
2 |
SD |
0 |
W |
-155 |
9 |
J Garcia |
9 |
D Moseley |
| 04/02/2011 |
3 |
SD |
11 |
L |
-121 |
8 |
J Westbrook |
4⅓ |
C Richard |
| 03/31/2011 |
3 |
SD |
5 |
L |
-175 |
7 |
C Carpenter |
7 |
T Stauffer |
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RANK |
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RANK |
| Pittsburgh's Overall Scoring vs St. Louis's Overall Defense |
4.0 |
6 |
4.4 |
9 |
| Pittsburgh's Away Scoring vs St. Louis's Home Defense |
4.0 |
3 |
4.4 |
12 |
| Pittsburgh's Road ERA vs St. Louis's Home ERA Allowed |
2.9 |
11 |
2.8 |
7 |
| St. Louis's Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Overall Defense |
2.8 |
13 |
3.6 |
7 |
| St. Louis's Home Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Road Defense |
2.8 |
8 |
3.6 |
13 |
| St. Louis's Home ERA vs Pittsburgh's Road ERA Allowed |
4.0 |
13 |
4.0 |
3 |
| PIRATES |
| Pirates are lowest scoring team in the league at 3.6 runs per game. |
| Pirates trail the league in hits with 8.0 per game. |
| Pirates are second worst in the league in free passes at 2.9 per game. |
| Pirates are the easiest team to score on in the league, giving up 5.3 runs per game. |
| Pirates have the worst hits allowed in the league, allowing 9.7 per game. |
| Pirates trail the league in K's with 6.3 per game. |
| CARDINALS |
| Cardinals are third in the league in hits at 9.0 per game. |
| Cardinals are second best in K's per game with 6.3. |
| Cardinals are second best in walks allowed in the league at 2.9 per game. |
| PITTSBURGH PIRATES |
SU |
HOME |
AWAY |
FAVE |
DOG |
OU |
vsLHP |
vsRHP |
| Overall |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
0-5 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
| vs Div |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
0-5 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
| Last 10 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
0-5 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
| vs NL |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
0-5 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
SU |
HOME |
AWAY |
FAVE |
DOG |
OU |
vsLHP |
vsRHP |
| Overall |
2-3 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
| vs Div |
1-1 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
| Last 10 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
| vs NL |
2-3 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
