Pirates host the Cardinals to start 3-game series
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2:55 AM on Monday, April 7
By The Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals (4-5) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (3-7)
Pittsburgh; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, four strikeouts); Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (0-1, 9.82 ERA, 2.46 WHIP, four strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -127, Pirates +107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates host the St. Louis Cardinals to start a three-game series.
Pittsburgh had a 76-86 record overall and a 39-42 record in home games last season. The Pirates batted .234 as a team in the 2024 season with a .672 OPS.
St. Louis had an 83-79 record overall and a 39-42 record in road games last season. The Cardinals averaged 8.4 hits per game last season while batting a collective .248 and slugging .392.
INJURIES: Pirates: Jared Triolo: day-to-day (back), Nick Yorke: 7-Day IL (neck), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Gonzales: 10-Day IL (ankle), Spencer Horwitz: 10-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dauri Moreta: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Ivan Herrera: day-to-day (foot), Nolan Gorman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Thompson: 15-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
