Pirates vs Cardinals Picks and Prediction – 6/11/2024

Pirates vs Cardinals Prediction

The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the St Louis Cardinals. Pittsburgh dropped to 31-34 following an 11-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, snapping a two-game winning streak for the Pirates. Pittsburgh is last in the National League Central, seven games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB predictions.

Connor Joe is batting .263 to lead Pittsburgh, while Andrew McCutcheon is the leader on-base percentage of .339. Bryan Reynolds is the leader in RBI with 35 and in hits with 69. Oneil Cruz is the leader in home runs with nine. Pittsburgh is batting .231 with a .360 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, Pittsburgh will send Paul Skenes to the mound. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA, 38 Ks and 6 BBs.

The St Louis Cardinals improved to 31-33 following a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Alec Burleson hit a home run for St Louis, while Masyn Winn had a pair of RBI as the Cardinals gained a split of the four-game series with the victory. St Louis is in a three-way tie for second in the National League Central, 6 ½ games behind first-place Milwaukee. 

Masyn Winn is batting .306 to lead St Louis and has a team-high .355 on-base percentage, while Nolan Gorman is the leader in home runs with 14 and RBI with 32. Nolan Arenado has a team-high 60 hits. St Louis is batting .235 with a .372 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, St Louis will send Miles Mikolas to the mound. The right-hander is 4-6 with a 5.32 ERA 53 Ks and 14 BBs.