PITTSBURGH vs. ST LOUIS 8/29/2018 MLB Odds, Pick & Preview

ST. LOUIS, MO - AUGUST 12: Gregory Polanco #25 of the Pittsburgh Pirates is caught stealing second base by Kolten Wong #16 of the St. Louis Cardinals in the first inning at Busch Stadium on August 12, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

The PITTSBURGH and the ST LOUIS will both be gunning for a victory on 8/29/2018 at 8:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup.

GAME: Pittsburgh Pirates (64-67) at St. Louis Cardinals (73-58)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, August 29 – 8:15 PM EST
WHERE: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

ROT TEAM PS OU RL
907 PITTSBURGH 8 (-175)
(-170)
8 (-110) 160
-170
908 ST LOUIS

TV: 8:15 PM
LINE: -170
PREDICTION: ST LOUIS , PITTSBURGH

Oddsmakers currently have the ST LOUIS listed as -170 point favorites versus the PITTSBURGH, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.

The St. Louis Cardinals used a near-perfect road trip to seize the first wild-card spot in the National League and hope to strengthen their hold with a strong homestand. St. Louis began the string with a solid victory and aim for another when it hosts the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday for the second contest of their three-game series.

The Cardinals scored twice in the first inning of the series opener and never looked back, rolling to a 5-2 triumph to move 1 1/2 games ahead of NL Central rival Milwaukee in the wild-card standings. Jose Martinez and rookie Tyler O’Neill belted two-run homers on Tuesday for St. Louis, which was back home following a 5-1 road trip. The Cardinals have won 20 of their 25 games this month after a 6-7 showing during their final 13 contests of July. Colin Moran went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the series opener for the Pirates, who have lost six of their last seven games.

TV: 8:15 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, FS Midwest (St. Louis)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Pirates RH Trevor Williams (10-9, 3.44 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Miles Mikolas (13-3, 2.94)

Williams has been superb of late, allowing a total of four runs over his last seven starts and recording four scoreless outings in that span. The 26-year-old Californian is just 4-2 in that stretch, however, and is coming off a no-decision against Atlanta last Wednesday in which he gave up one run and two hits over six innings. Williams has struggled versus St. Louis, going 1-2 with a 5.85 ERA in five turns this season and 2-4 with a 6.93 mark in 10 career appearances (seven starts).

Mikolas escaped Colorado on Friday with a no-decision after surrendering five runs and 12 hits in 4 2/3 innings. The 30-year-old Floridian is riding a 10-start unbeaten streak but has recorded only five victories since losing to Atlanta on June 29. Mikolas has yet to defeat Pittsburgh this season, settling for a pair of no-decisions before suffering one of his three losses on June 1 despite allowing just two runs – one earned – and six hits in six frames.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Cardinals placed 2B Kolten Wong (hamstring) on the 10-day disabled list and recalled 3B Patrick Wisdom from Triple-A Memphis.

2. Pittsburgh INF Josh Harrison reportedly has cleared waivers and may be traded before Friday’s deadline.

3. St. Louis removed the interim tag and named Mike Shildt its permanent manager.

PREDICTION: Cardinals 5, Pirates 3

STATS AND RECORDS

TEAM COMPARISON

W/L Strk Home Away East Central West IL
Pittsburgh 64-67 L1 35-34 29-33 9-18 31-23 12-21 12-5
St. Louis 73-58 W1 34-28 39-30 12-14 35-26 16-11 10-7

LAST MEETING

Pittsburgh St. Louis
Date Away Home Avg HR OPS Avg HR OPS
8/5/18 STL 2 PIT 1 .167 1 .542 .270 1 .641

PLAYER STATS

SEASON SERIES
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
PIT F. Cervelli .353 12 1.070
STL M. Ozuna .348 16 .967
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
PIT F. Cervelli 2 6 10
STL M. Carpenter 4 8 4
Pitching ERA Avg K
PIT 3.65 .246 97
STL 4.08 .245 103
SEASON
Batting Player Avg Hits OPS
PIT C. Dickerson .298 126 .794
STL J. Martinez .307 131 .834
Offense Player HR Runs RBI
PIT G. Polanco 21 71 73
STL M. Carpenter 34 87 71
Pitching ERA Avg K
PIT 4.09 .254 1058
STL 3.71 .251 1065

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