The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Busch Stadium.
Lefthander Zach Duke will take the mound for the Pirates to start this game. Duke is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
It'll be Todd Wellemeyer toeing the rubber for the Cardinals in this contest. Righthander Wellemeyer is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Albert Pujols went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, as the Cardinals overpowered the Pirates 9-3 on Tuesday night.
St. Louis cashed as -165 home favorites as the game played over the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks.
Khalil Greene and Joe Thurston were both 2-for-5 with two runs batted in for the Cardinals, while Kyle Lohse gave up two earned runs over seven innings to get the victory for St. Louis.
Freddie Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a two-run shot for Pittsburgh, as losing pitcher Ian Snell was roughed up for six earned runs over four innings for the Pirates.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 1-1 SU
St. Louis: 1-1 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
St. Louis home to Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 9<\/p>\n