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The St. Louis Cardinals (92-68) will look to Albert Pujols, who is riding a two-game home run streak, when they square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-99). The Cardinals are moneyline favorites (-116) for this outing against the Pirates (-103), which starts at 6:35 PM ET on Tuesday at PNC Park. Dakota Hudson starts for St. Louis while Pittsburgh will counter with JT Brubaker.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Pirates
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
- Game Time: 6:35 PM ET
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: PNC Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -116 | 7.5 |
Cardinals Stats & Trends
Cardinals Batting
- The Cardinals average 1.2 home runs per game to rank eighth in baseball with 197 total home runs.
- The Cardinals have the eighth-best batting average in the league (.252).
- The Cardinals’ .325 on-base percentage ranks fourth-best in baseball.
- Cardinals batters strike out 7.6 times per game, the fifth-lowest average in baseball.
- The Cardinals have hit 99 home runs on the road this season (1.3 per game).
- The Cardinals are slugging .421 with 3.3 extra-base hits per game on the road.
- The club averages 8.9 hits per game and is batting .253 on the road this season.
Cardinals Key Batters
- Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis with 178 hits and an OBP of .406, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .581.
- Among qualified hitters in MLB, Goldschmidt’s batting average ranks third, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is third in slugging.
- Nolan Arenado is batting .292 with 42 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 52 walks.
- Among qualifying hitters, Arenado’s batting average ranks him 18th, his on-base percentage 24th, and his slugging percentage fifth.
- Tommy Edman has collected 150 base hits, an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
- Pujols is batting .269 with a .344 OBP and 66 RBI for St. Louis this season.
- Pujols has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .385 with a double, three home runs, three walks and eight RBI.
Pirates Stats & Trends
Pirates Batting
- The Pirates’ 158 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
- The Pirates rank 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .221.
- The Pirates are among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 28th with an OBP of .289.
- The Pirates rank just 29th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
- They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 79 home contests this season.
- They are slugging .367 in 79 home games this season.
- In home games this season, they’re batting .226 with 7.3 base hits per contest.
Pirates Key Batters
- Bryan Reynolds has an on-base percentage of .342, a slugging percentage of .459, and has 140 hits, all club-bests for the Pirates.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Reynolds is 61st in batting average, 41st in on-base percentage and 38th in slugging percentage.
- Reynolds brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .150 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes has 24 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 47 walks while batting .243.
- Including all qualified hitters, Hayes ranks 90th in batting average, 90th in on-base percentage and 121st in slugging percentage.
- Ben Gamel has 20 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 48 walks while hitting .232.
- Oneil Cruz has 13 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 27 walks while batting .230.
Cardinals vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers
| Hudson | Brubaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | GS | 0 |
| 8-7 | W-L | 0-0 |
| 4.07 | ERA | – |
| 137.0 | IP | 0 |
| 59 | BB | 0 |
| 77 | SO | 0 |
