Pirates at Cardinals 9/11/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Pittsburgh Pirates play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Pittsburgh has won five straight and had its Sunday game at Miami cancelled well before the start of the game due to a forecast of heavy rain in the south Florida area.
Jose Martinez leads St. Louis with a .303 batting average and in RBIs with 79. Matt Carpenter is the Cardinals leader in home runs with 35. St. Louis has a team batting average of .250 while opposing hitters are averaging .243 at the plate against Cardinals pitching. On Tuesday, the Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas to the mound. The right-hander this season is 14-4 with an ERA of 3.06, 119 Ks and 27 BBs.
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St. Louis has won 4 of the last 5 against Pittsburgh, while the Cardinals have won 21 of the last 30 overall. With Mikolas on the mound, the Cardinals have won 19 of the right-hander’s last 26 starts and 5 of the hurler’s last 6 starts at home. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis Cardinals win 6-3.