Cardinals take 3-game slide into matchup with Pirates

Updated Jun. 24, 2021 3:20 a.m. ET

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Pittsburgh Pirates (26-46, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (36-38, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Chad Kuhl (1-4, 5.66 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 27 strikeouts) Cardinals: Carlos Martinez (3-8, 6.35 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)

LINE: Cardinals -152, Pirates +132; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis enters the game as losers of their last three games.

The Cardinals are 13-14 against teams from the NL Central. St. Louis has a team on-base percentage of .293, last in the National League. Dylan Carlson leads the lineup with a mark of .348.

The Pirates are 7-22 against the rest of their division. Pittsburgh has hit 52 home runs this season, last in the MLB. Bryan Reynolds leads the club with 12, averaging one every 21 at-bats.

The Cardinals won the last meeting 8-5. Jack Flaherty earned his eighth victory and Tommy Edman went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs for St. Louis. Trevor Cahill registered his fifth loss for Pittsburgh.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler O'Neill leads the Cardinals with 15 home runs and has 34 RBIs.

Reynolds leads the Pirates with 32 extra base hits and is batting .302.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .194 batting average, 3.15 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Pirates: 3-7, .247 batting average, 4.87 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Kodi Whitley: (undisclosed), Daniel Ponce de Leon: (shoulder), Miles Mikolas: (forearm), Dakota Hudson: (right elbow), Jordan Hicks: (elbow), Jack Flaherty: (side), Harrison Bader: (rib), Max Moroff: (shoulder).

Pirates: Jose Soriano: (elbow), Luis Oviedo: (quad), Sam Howard: (knee), Blake Cederlind: (elbow), Trevor Cahill: (calf), Steven Brault: (lat strain).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Dakota Hudson

Dylan Carlson

Kodi Whitley

Miles Mikolas

Daniel Ponce de Leon

Jack Flaherty

Sam Howard

Chad Kuhl

Steven Brault

Max Moroff

Bryan Reynolds

Tyler O'Neill

Tommy Edman

Harrison Bader

Carlos Martínez

Jordan Hicks

Luis Oviedo

Blake Cederlind

St. Louis Cardinals

Pittsburgh Pirates