St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | September 9

The St. Louis Cardinals (81-57) square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates (50-86) after Yadier Molina hit a pair of home runs in an 11-6 loss to the Nationals. The Cardinals are favored (-202) in this matchup with the Pirates (+169), which starts at 6:35 PM ET on Friday. Miles Mikolas starts for St. Louis, and Roansy Contreras is Pittsburgh’s choice to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Friday, September 9, 2022
• Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: PNC Park

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals average 1.3 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB action with 175 total home runs.
• The Cardinals have the sixth-best batting average in the majors (.257).
• The Cardinals’ .329 on-base percentage ranks second-best in the league.
• The Cardinals strike out 7.6 times per game, the sixth-fewest mark in the league.
• The Cardinals have hit 84 home runs away from home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Cardinals are slugging .426 with 3.3 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
• The club is batting .259 with 616 hits (9.2 per game) on the road this season.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Paul Goldschmidt has 161 hits and an OBP of .416 to go with a slugging percentage of .613. All three of those stats lead St. Louis hitters this season.
• Among all qualifying batters in the majors, Goldschmidt ranks first in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
• Goldschmidt has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .235 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .300 with 37 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 44 walks.
• Among qualifying batters, Arenado’s batting average ranks him 13th, his on-base percentage 21st, and his slugging percentage sixth.
• Tommy Edman has collected 135 base hits, an OBP of .324 and a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
• Edman has picked up a hit in 11 games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .410 with six doubles, three home runs, a walk and nine RBI.
• Brendan Donovan has three home runs, 38 RBI and a batting average of .297 this season.
• Donovan brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .375 with a double, a home run, three walks and an RBI.

Pirates Stats & Trends

Pirates Batting

• The Pirates have hit 131 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
• The Pirates rank 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .219.
• The Pirates have an on-base percentage of .286 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
• The Pirates rank 29th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.
• In 68 games at home this season, they’ve hit 62 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .357 in home games this season with 162 extra-base hits.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .221 with 7.1 base hits per contest.

Pirates Key Batters

• Bryan Reynolds has an on-base percentage of .335, a slugging percentage of .446, and has 113 hits, all club-highs for the Pirates.
• Including all qualifying players in the majors, Reynolds is 72nd in batting average, 58th in on-base percentage and 50th in slugging percentage.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes is hitting .241 with 20 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 41 walks.
• Hayes ranks 102nd in batting average, 102nd in on-base percentage and 130th in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Ben Gamel has 18 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 38 walks while hitting .235.
• Michael Chavis has 14 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 14 walks while hitting .238.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers