Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals 6/15/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals will close out their series on Wednesday with the Pittsburgh Pirates in town. The Cardinals beat the Pirates 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon. Paul Goldschmidt led the way in the win with 2 hits, 3 RBI's, and a home run. St. Louis leads the NL Central and have won six of their last ten games. 

The Cardinals are 36-27 on the season. St. Louis carry a 18-9 home field record. The Cardinals are averaging 4.8 runs per game which ranks 5th best in the MLB. St. Louis is also averaging 8.6 hits per game. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates entered yesterday's double header riding an eight game losing streak. The Pirates are 3rd in the NL Central with a 24-36 record. Pittsburgh has won just two of their last ten games and carry a 11-19 road record. The Pirates are averaging just 3.5 runs per game. 

Roansy Contreras will make his 5th start on the mound for the Pirates. Contreras is 1-1 on the season with 28 innings pitched. Contreras  has 33 strikeouts and carries a 2.57 ERA. Contreras  pitched 4.2 innings in his last outing allowing 3 earned runs on 8 hits.