I haven't seen one of these in a while and I think everyone enjoys them, so I figured I could help out a bit and post today's. I hope you all don't mind. Enter your score in the title line like so: Pirates X Cardinals X.

The pitching match-up tonight is Erik Bedard vs. Jake Westbrook.

Erik Bedard (1-4) is a left handed pitcher and has a 2.48 ERA on the season. His FIP is 2.87 and xFIP currently calculates to 3.89. HIs K/9 rate on the year is 8.07 and his BB/9 currently rests at 3.72.

Jake Westbrook (3-1) is a right handed pitcher and currently holds an 1.30 ERA. His FIP is 2.76 and his xFIP is 3.40. He sports a 4.9 K/9 this year paired with a 2.3 BB/9.

The Cardinals have scored 135 runs in 24 games this year while allowing 70. The Pirates have only scored 68 runs while allowing 88.