The St Louis Cardinals are -136 home favorites over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday, June 14
Entering this series, Pittsburgh was 9-7 straight up in the club’s last 16 games at St Louis
All of the Pirates vs Cardinals odds and best bets are analyzed in the story below
As they arrived at Busch Stadium for a four-game series against the St Louis Cardinals (34-27, 18-12 home), the bad news for the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-34, 11-17 away) was that they were 1-5 straight up against the Cardinals this season.
The good news is that one win came at St Louis.
In fact, the Bucs are much better off dealing with the Cards on the road than they are at home. Pittsburgh is 2-14 SU in the last 16 home games against St Louis. Over the past 16 games at Busch Stadium, the Pirates were 9-7 SU.
Still, oddsmakers are sticking with the home side in the opener of a day-night doubleheader between the two teams. St Louis is a -136 favorite. The Cardinals are also 5-1 against the runline when facing Pittsburgh this season.
Pirates vs Cardinals Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Runline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | +116 | +1.5 (-178) | Over 9 (-112) |
| St Louis Cardinals | -136 | -1.5 (+146) | Under 9 (-108) |
Odds as of June 13th at FanDuel Sportsbook. See available FanDuel promo codes.
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First pitch at Busch Stadium is slated for 1:15 pm ET on Tuesday, June 14. In the weather forecast, there’s sunny skies, 6 mph wind and a scorching temperature of 100 degrees. At a favored moneyline of -136, St Louis is being given a 57.36% implied probability of victory in this game.
The division-leading Cardinals are the +275 second betting option in the NL Central odds. You’ll get +40000 odds on the Pirates to take the NL Central crown, should you be so bold. In the World Series odds, St Louis is the 12th option at a betting line of +3000.
The public is in lockstep with the oddsmakers in their support of St Louis. The MLB betting trends are showing 57% of the bets placed against the spread and on the moneyline are backing the Cardinals at -1.5. As well, the moneyline splits show 57% of the bets are on the Cardinals at -150 odds. In keeping with this trend, 57% of the public bets are on the over.
Pittsburgh vs St Louis Probable Pitchers
Pirates right-hander JT Brubaker will be taking his 0-6 record and career .214 winning percentage (6-22) to the bump for Tuesday’s first game. He’s winless in his last 13 appearances (0-6) and shows one victory since May 30 of last year (1-15).
Brubaker took the loss in a 9-0 setback to St Louis on April 7. Last season, Brubaker was 0-4 against the Cardinals with a 6.65.
Over the course of his career, Brubaker is 0-5 in six starts facing the Cards with a 6.75 ERA. At Busch Stadium, he’s 0-3 with a 6.48 ERA in four appearances. St Louis batters show a .304 batting average and .913 OPS at home against Brubaker.
Brubaker vs Liberatore
JT Brubaker
VS
Matthew Liberatore
| 0-6 | Record | 1-1 |
| 4.60 | ERA | 5.54 |
| 3.91 | xERA | 7.17 |
| 1.42 | WHIP | 1.85 |
| 2.31 | SO/W Ratio | 1.25 |
The Cardinals are recalling rookie left-hander Matthew Liberatore from triple-A Memphis to pitch the opener of Tuesday’s twinbill. He’ll be making his fourth start of the season and first since June 2.
Liberatore made his MLB debut on May 21 at Pittsburgh. He worked 4.2 innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs. The rookie southpaw didn’t figure in the decision as the Cardinals won 5-4.
In Liberatore’s only previous start at Busch Stadium he worked five shutout innings of three-hit ball. He struck out six and got the win in an 8-3 verdict over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Batting Average vs Starting Pitchers
| Cardinals Batters | Batting Average vs Brubaker | Pirates Batters | Batting Average vs Liberatore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | .385 | Diego Castillo | .500 |
| Harrison Bader | .286 | Yu Chang | .000 |
| Dylan Carlson | .417 | Michael Chavis | .333 |
| Brendan Donovan | .000 | Ke’Bryan Hayes | .333 |
| Tommy Edman | .286 | Tyler Heineman | .000 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | .250 | Tucupita Marcano | .000 |
| Nolan Gorman | .000 | Cal Mitchell | .000 |
| Andrew Knizner | .250 | Hoy Park | .000 |
| Yadier Molina | .500 | Michael Perez | .000 |
| Tyler O’Neill | .375 | Bryan Reynolds | .667 |
| Albert Pujols | .000 | Canaan Smith-Nijgba | .000 |
| Edmundo Sosa | .667 | Jack Suwinski | .000 |
| Juan Yepez | .000 | Daniel Vogelbach | .000 |
Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds is 1-for-3 (.333) facing Liberatore with a homer and two RBI. Diego Castillo is 1-for-2 (.500). both Michael Chavis and Ke’Bryan Hayes are .333 hitters (1-for-3) off Liberatore.
For the Cardinals, Tyler O’Neill is hitting .375 (3-for-8) with two homers and 5 RBI off of Brubaker. Nolan Arenado is 5-for-13 (.385) with a homer and 5 RBI. Dylan Carson is 5-for-12 (.417). Edmundo Sosa is 2-for-3 (.667) with an RBI and Yadier Molina is 4-for-8 (.500) with an RBI.
Pirates vs Cardinals Prediction
Looking at Brubaker’s underlying numbers, it’s not difficult to make a case that he’s been a hard-luck hurler this season. Pittsburgh is 5-7 in his 12 starts. That being said, he’s been beaten up badly over his career by St Louis.
Liberatore’s underlying numbers aren’t as good as Brubaker’s but there’s a common trait in their performances. A lot of runs cross the plate when they pitch.
Take the safe play here and go with the over.
Pick: Over 9 (-112)
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