The St. Louis Cardinals (25-34) is on the road to face the Pittsburgh Pirates (30-27) at PNC Park on Sunday with the home team looking to sweep the three-game series.
The Pirates lead the series 2-0 after winning 4-3 on Saturday, their fourth head-to-head victory in six games this season.
Reliever Dauri Moreta was credited with the win after throwing 1.2 scoreless innings, and David Bednar earned his 12th save with a scoreless ninth.
Ke’Bryan Hayes went 1 for 3 with a solo home run in the win. Nolan Gorman was 1 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs for the Cardinals.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, St. Louis has averaged only 2.6 runs a game, down from their season average of 4.8, while slashing worse across the board (.210/.269/.383). Pittsburgh is averaging 5.2 runs per game in the last five, up slightly from 4.4 for the season.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is on a three-game losing streak away from Busch Stadium, bringing their record to 13-18 in 2023. The Cards have scored 4.1 runs per game away from home while allowing 4.4 runs.
Pittsburgh has gone 14-13 at PNC Park this season, averaging 4.0 runs per game while surrendering 4.7. The NL Central rivals have split their last 10 games head-to-head at PNC Park, though St. Louis has the scoring advantage with an average final margin of 5.7-5.0.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Cardinals are fifth in the NL Central, five games behind the division-leading Brewers. The Pirates are second in the NL Central, zero games behind the Brewers.
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St.Louis Cardinals (-150)
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