Pittsburgh Pirates (59-97, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (90-66, first in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Johan Oviedo (4-2, 3.13 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (1-1, 4.66 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -204, Pirates +172; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to keep a three-game win streak alive when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis has a 51-27 record in home games and a 90-66 record overall. The Cardinals have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .252.
Pittsburgh has a 27-51 record on the road and a 59-97 record overall. The Pirates are 44-22 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Friday's game is the 14th meeting between these teams this season. The Cardinals hold a 10-3 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tommy Edman has 30 doubles, four triples and 13 home runs for the Cardinals. Albert Pujols is 7-for-27 with two home runs over the past 10 games.
Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 47 extra base hits (17 doubles, four triples and 26 home runs). Jack Suwinski is 5-for-27 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .196 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored by three runs
Pirates: 4-6, .223 batting average, 5.11 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (neck), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drew VerHagen: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Reyes: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Pirates: Tyler Heineman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Eric Stout: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), JT Brubaker: 15-Day IL (lat), Colin Holderman: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Yerry De Los Santos: 60-Day IL (lat), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Canaan Smith-Njigba: 60-Day IL (wrist), Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Blake Cederlind: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
