St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Betting Preview | September 30

Dylan Carlson will try to get his 100th hit of the season (he has 99) when the St. Louis Cardinals (90-66) play the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-97) on Friday at 8:15 PM ET. The Cardinals are favored (-210) over the Pirates (+180). Jack Flaherty starts for St. Louis, and Johan Oviedo is Pittsburgh’s pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Pirates

• Game Day: Friday, September 30, 2022
• Game Time: 8:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals average 1.2 home runs per game to rank seventh in baseball with 193 total home runs.
• The Cardinals have the ninth-best batting average in the majors (.252).
• The Cardinals’ .325 on-base percentage is fourth-best in baseball.
• The Cardinals strike out 7.6 times per game, the fifth-fewest average in the league.
• The Cardinals average 1.2 homers per home game this season (95 total at home).
• The Cardinals have a .421 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.0 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The club is batting .251 with 636 hits (8.2 per game) at home this season.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis with 175 hits and an OBP of .404, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .584.
• Among all qualifying hitters in the majors, Goldschmidt ranks third in batting average, fifth in on-base percentage, and third in slugging.
• Goldschmidt has recorded at least one hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with a double and two RBI.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .293 with 41 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 51 walks.
• Arenado ranks 17th in batting average, 21st in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging in the major leagues.
• Tommy Edman has 149 hits this season and has a slash line of .262/.321/.398.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .280 with a .393 OBP and 44 RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Donovan heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .308 with two doubles and four walks.

Pirates Stats & Trends

Pirates Batting

• The Pirates have hit 155 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
• The Pirates rank 29th in MLB with a team batting average of just .221.
• The Pirates have an on-base percentage of .289 this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
• The Pirates rank 29th in strikeouts per game (9.4) among MLB offenses.
• In 78 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 82 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• In 78 road games this season, they’re slugging .360 with 197 hits going for extra bases.
• In 78 road games this season, they have a batting average of .216 while averaging 7.2 base hits per contest.

Pirates Key Batters

• Bryan Reynolds has accumulated a team-best OBP (.345) and slugging percentage (.460), while leading the Pirates in hits (137).
• Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Reynolds ranks 58th in batting average, 36th in on-base percentage and 39th in slugging percentage.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes is hitting .246 with 24 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 46 walks.
• Hayes is 88th in batting average, 84th in on-base percentage and 124th in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Ben Gamel is batting .231 with 19 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 47 walks.
• Oneil Cruz is batting .231 with 12 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 23 walks.

Cardinals vs. Pirates Probable Pitchers