The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals continue their
extended four-game NL Central showdown this Wednesday night with Game 3
in an 8:15 p.m. (ET) start at Busch Stadium. BetAnySports
has opened the Pirates as +153 road favorites with the betting money
line on St. Louis set at -163. The total line for this game has been set
at 8.
Pittsburgh won the series opener 4-2 on Monday as a heavy +170 underdog
on the strength of Gregory Polanco’s two home runs. Heading into Tuesday
night’s matchup the Pirates had won their previous five games while
scoring a total of 29 runs. This moved them one game above .500 at
42-41. The total stayed UNDER BetAnySports’ closing 8.5 line in Game 1
after going OVER in five of Pittsburgh’s previous seven games.
Look for Pittsburgh to turn to Jeff Locke as its starter for Wednesday
night. The left-hander is now 8-5 on the year after winning his last
three starts. He has only allowed four earned runs on 13 hits during
this winning streak, but on the year his ERA is still an inflated 5.13
due to a few rough outings.
The Cardinals reeled-off three straight wins against Milwaukee this past
weekend while pounding in a total of 19 runs. They are still a distant
nine games in back of Chicago in the division race with a record of
43-39 heading into Tuesday’s matchup. Despite the three wins against the
Brewers at home, St. Louis is still just 3-8 in its last 11 home games
as part of a 18-24 record on the year. The total has stayed UNDER
BetAnySports’ closing line in nine of its last 11 games played at home.
Starter Jaime Garcia is expected to get the call for St. Louis on
Wednesday night. The left-hander is 6-6 on the year through 16 previous
starts with a 3.84 ERA and a 1.34 Whip. He pitched a beauty his last
time out by holding the Brewers to one earned run on four hits through
eight full innings of work. This followed a rough outing against Seattle
on June 26 when he was shelled for five earned runs on 10 hits in just
5.2 innings pitched.
Both teams have shown to ability to score runs lately and I see that being the case on Wednesday night. Stick with the OVER on BetAnySports’ current total line of eight runs as the “best bet” pick in this one.
MLB Wednesday Preview & Free Pick- Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals - Handicappers Hideaway
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