Pittsburgh Pirates at Saint Louis Cardinals 5/9/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Saint Louis Cardinals
MLB: 7:45 PM EST
May. 09, 2019
TV: FSMW
Latest Odds : STL -142 Total 8.5
The Pirates are playing the division leading Cardinals in this game here and that could be a good thing for the Pirates, but at the same time it could be bad as the Cardinals already lead the head to head matchup 2-0. To make it better for the Cardinals in addition to controlling the season series they are playing at home and when at home the Cardinals have only lost a total of 5 games this year.
Josh Bell has been the main run producer for the Pirates with 8 homers and 25 RBIs. When it comes to hitting for average the Pirates have relied on Melky Cabrera who is hitting at a clip of .344. The Cardinals have relied on Marcell Ozuna with 11 homers and 30 RBIs. Paul DeJong has been able to hit at a clip of .336 so far this season.
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Joe Musgrove is the pitcher the Pirates are putting on the mound here. He has a 1-3 record with a 2.63 ERA. He has thrown 37.2 inning with 32 strikeouts, 9 walks, and 30 hits this season.
Michael Wacha is the pitcher the Cardinals are countering with on the mound. He has a 2-0 record with a 5.17 ERA on the year. Wacha has managed to get 31.1 innings thrown on the season with 33 strikeouts, 30 hits, but he has control issues with 21 walks on the season.
Recent Betting Trends:
Pirates are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Cardinals are 7-1 in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Over is 6-0 in Pirates last 6 overall.
Over is 4-0-1 in Cardinals last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Free Betting Pick: Saint Louis Cardinals -142
The Cardinals have been a force to contend with at home and that will hold true in this game even with Wacha giving up a lot of walks in the game. The Pirates offense is unable to capitalize on the walks and with Musgrove on the mound the offense does not provide him the support he needs to keep what is a decent day pitching in the win column. Final Score, Saint Louis Cardinals win 5-3.