A pair of squads in the NL Central — the Pittsburgh Pirates (71-78) and the St. Louis Cardinals (74-75) — meet on Monday at 7:45 p.m. ET, at Busch Stadium.
The Pirates are favored (-142 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Cardinals (+120). The Pittsburgh Pirates will give the start to Paul Skenes (10-2, 2.10 ERA), who is looking for win No. 11 on the season, and the Cardinals will turn to Andre Pallante (6-8, 4.13 ERA).
The Pirates defeated the Royals by a 4-3 score in their most recent game yesterday. Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 3-for-5 with an RBI to lead them offensively while Carmen Mlodzinski earned the win after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.
The Cardinals lost to the Blue Jays yesterday, with Andrew Kittredge getting the loss while throwing 2/3 of an inning, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out one. Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Cardinals’ offense.
Ahead of this Pirates vs. Cardinals matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Monday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Pirates (-142, bet $142 to win $100)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
- Over/under: 7
Pirates vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, September 16, 2024
- Game Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Pirates stats and trends
Pirates betting records
- This season, the Pirates have been favored 59 times and won 34, or 57.6%, of those games.
- This season Pittsburgh has won 11 of its 21 games, or 52.4%, when favored by at least -142 on the moneyline.
- The Pirates have a 58.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 72 of 149 opportunities.
- In 148 games with a spread this season, the Pirates are 81-67-0 ATS.
Paul Skenes (Pirates probable starter)
- The Pirates will send Skenes (10-2) to the mound to make his 21st start of the season. He is 10-2 with a 2.10 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 120 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Monday, the right-hander tossed six innings against the Miami Marlins, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
- In 20 games this season, the 22-year-old has put up a 2.10 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .204 to opposing hitters.
- Skenes enters this outing with 14 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Skenes will look to go five or more innings for his 20th straight start. He’s averaging six innings per outing.
- He has had five appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will face a Cardinals offense that ranks 13th in MLB with 1245 total hits (on a .246 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .388 (21st in MLB) with 153 total home runs (24th in MLB).
- Skenes has thrown 14 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on nine hits while striking out 16 against the Cardinals this season.
Pirates batting stats
- The Pirates’ 144 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
- Hitters for Pittsburgh have combined to rank 26th in MLB with a team slugging percentage of just .371 this season.
- The Pirates rank 23rd in MLB with a .236 team batting average.
- Pittsburgh has scored the 21st-most runs in the majors this season with 627 (4.2 per game).
- The Pirates have an on-base percentage of .303 this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
- Pittsburgh ranks 25th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- The Cardinals have come away with 38 wins in the 78 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, St. Louis has been victorious nine times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- St. Louis and its opponents have gone over in 69 of its 148 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 147 games with a line this season, the Cardinals have a mark of 74-73-0 against the spread.
Andre Pallante (Cardinals probable starter)
- Pallante (6-8 with a 4.13 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 102 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cardinals, his 18th of the season.
- The righty last appeared on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he threw five innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.13, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 26 games this season. Opponents have a .250 batting average against him.
- Pallante has recorded five quality starts this season.
- Pallante will look to extend a seven-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.9 frames per outing).
- In eight of his 26 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- He will match up with a Pirates offense that ranks 22nd in the league with 1190 total hits (on a .236 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .371 (26th in the league) with 144 total home runs (26th in MLB action).
- Pallante has thrown 13 innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits while striking out eight against the Pirates this season.
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals are 24th in MLB play with 153 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
- This season, St. Louis is 21st in the majors, slugging .388.
- The Cardinals have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).
- St. Louis scores the 25th-most runs in baseball (607 total, 4.1 per game).
- The Cardinals are 16th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .309.
