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After a disappointing 1-2 weekend in Milwaukee, the Pirates (64-67) visit another neighbor’s nicer house (figuratively speaking), visiting the surging St. Louis Cardinals (73-58).
Whether it’s correlation or causation, the Cards are 26-12 since Mike Shildt took the managerial reins from Mike Matheny.
Matt Carpenter (.273/.385/.579, 34 HR) is an MVP candidate. It looked bad that the Cardinals cut bait on Tommy Pham, but Harrison Bader (.280/.349/.444, 9 HR) has been freed. Cardinals Devil Magic is back, baby!
St. Louis is 19-5 in August, having rattled off an eight-game winning streak. The Cardinals are coming off a 2-1 road series win over the Rockies and have won five of six, leading the National League wild-card race, a half-game ahead of Milwaukee. They’re 4 1/2 back of the Cubs in the NL Central.
Season Series: 7-6 Cardinals
At Pittsburgh
April 27: Pirates 6, Cardinals 5, 11 innings
April 28: Pirates 6, Cardinals 2
April 29: Pirates 5, Cardinals 0
At Pittsburgh
May 25: Pirates 8, Cardinals 1
May 26: Cardinals 4, Pirates 1
May 27: Cardinals 6, Pirates 4
At St. Louis
May 31: Cardinals 10, Pirates 8
June 1: Pirates 4, Cardinals 0
June 2: Cardinals 3, Pirates 2
June 3: Cardinals 5, Pirates 0
At Pittsburgh
August 3: Pirates 7, Cardinals 6
August 4: Cardinals 8, Pirates 4
August 5: Cardinals 2, Pirates 1
Schedule
Tuesday, 8:15 p.m. — Ivan Nova (7-8, 4.20 ERA) vs. Jack Flaherty (7-6, 2.97); TV: AT&T SportsNet
Wednesday, 8:15 p.m. — Trevor Williams (10-9, 3.44) vs. Miles Mikolas (13-3, 2.94); TV: AT&T SportsNet
Thursday, 7:15 p.m. — Joe Musgrove (5-7, 3.56) vs. TBD; TV: AT&T SportsNet, MLB Network
Links
- The Cardinals have won nine straight series.
- Luke Weaver is a reliever.
- Mike Shildt is making his case to stick around.
- Matt Adams is back in St. Louis.
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Poll
How many games will the Pirates win in St. Louis?
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