Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
Date and Time: Saturday, August 28,2021 7:05 am
Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh PA
Prediction: St. Louis Cardinals
Bookmaker: 1xbet

The St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates will meet on Saturday at PNC Park. The Cardinals look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Pirates look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The St. Louis Cardinals have scored nine runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last eight games. The Cardinals have lost four of their last six games when scoring three or less runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games.

The Cardinals are 6-0 in their last 6 road games and 9-4 in their last 13 games as a favorite. The Pirates are 0-4 in their last 4 Thursday games and 8-20 in their last 28 overall.

Miles Mikolas has a small sample size this season, but he just held these Pirates to two hits and zero earned runs in five innings last week. The Cardinals also need to take advantage of games like this if they’re going to make September baseball count.