Pirates at Cardinals 5/31/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Pittsburgh Pirates open a four-game series on the road Thursday against National League Central rivals the St. Louis Cardinals.
Pittsburgh lost its fourth straight on Tuesday falling to the Chicago Cubs 8-6. Starling Marte had three hits for Pittsburgh in the loss along with three RBIs and Austin Meadows belted his fourth homer since his May 18 call up, while Elias Diaz also went yard for the Pirates.
Jose Martinez leads the Cardinals with a .305 batting average and team highs in hits with 57 and RBIs with 21. Tommy Pham leads the team in home runs with nine. St. Louis has a team batting average of .240 while opposing hitters are averaging .237 at the plate against Cardinals pitching. On Thursday, the Cardinals will send Jack Flaherty to the mound. This season the right-hander is 2-1 with an ERA of 2.15, 31 Ks and 9 BBs.
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St. Louis has won 35 of its last 52 games at home against Pittsburgh. Jack Flaherty is just 2-1 on the season, but many are calling him the team’s future ace and in six starts, has allowed more than one earned run just once. Final Score Prediction, St Louis Cardinals win and cover the run line 4-2.