Pirates at Cardinals 7/16/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 8:15 AM ET

Pirates at Cardinals 7/16/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Pirates lost their third straight on Sunday when falling to the Chicago Cubs 8-3 and were swept by Chicago in the three-game series. The Pirates have fallen 5 ½ games behind the first place Cubs in the National League Central.

Yadier Molina is leading the Cardinals with a .261 batting average. Marcell Ozuna is the Cardinals leader in home runs with 20 and leads in RBIs with 62. Paul DeJong leads in hits with 86. The Cardinals are averaging .243 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .241. On Tuesday, the Cardinals will send Jack Flaherty to the mound. The right-hander is 4-6 with an ERA of 4.64, 107 Ks and 32 BBs.

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St. Louis has won each of Flaherty’s last 4 starts versus Pittsburgh and the Cardinals have won 40 of the last 59 versus the Pirates played at home in St. Louis. Pittsburgh has lost 13 of the last 16 on the road versus an opponent with a winning record and 12 of the last 16 on the road versus a right-handed starter. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis Cardinals win 8-2.