Pirates vs Cardinals Odds, Picks, & Predictions Today

Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals will play a double-header at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. JT Brubaker will start for Pittsburgh against Matthew Liberatore.

The Cardinals opened as consensus favorites of -160. The total was unveiled at 9.5. The live odds widget shows the best odds available for each betting market from regulated sportsbooks.

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JT Brubaker is 0-6 with a 6.75 ERA in six starts. He is also 0 -5 with 26 2-3 innings of scoreless baseball against the Cardinals.

Matthew Liberatore is off to a rocky start in his rookie year with a 5.54 ERA and 1.77 WHIP. The Pirates knocked him out on May 21 with 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 4 2-3 innings.

Pirates are the favorites against Cardinals.

Heath Hembree, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, Ben Gamel, Dillon Peters, Kevin Newman, Josh VanMeter, Corey Dickerson, Steven Matz, Jordan Hicks and Corey Dierker are injured for the Pirates vs. Cardinals game.

The Pirates are 13-38 in their last 51 road games against left-handed starters.

Pirates vs Cardinals is a game that is currently on the line.

JT Brubaker has lost 12 straight starts to begin 2022. Paul Goldschmidt had cooled off to start June, but he had three hits in Monday's game. Tommy Edman, Nolan Arenado, and Brendan Donovan have combined to bat .313 (45-for-144) this month. Pittsburgh's lineup is 28th in the majors at 3.46 runs per game, while the Cardinals are 6-1 in their last seven home games. Pirates are 32-73 in last 105 games against left-handed starters, 27-66 in 93 games vs NL Central opponents, 24-69 in its last 93 road games with winning records.

The Pirates have scored three or fewer runs in seven of their last eight games. Five of the team's regular starters are batting .220 or worse this month. The team has also failed to hit for power, amassing only 53 four-baggers. Ryan Helsley, Genesis Cabrera, Giovanny Gallegos and David Bednar are expected to be used against the Cardinals.

The key to winning the first half of Tuesday’s double-header for the Cardinals is getting to Brubaker early. St. Louis is batting an impressive .310 as a team against the Ohio native. Arenado has led the charge, going 5-for-13 with a tater and five RBI. Dylan Carlson is 5 for 12 off Brubsaker.

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