Cardinals-Pirates Lines Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at PNC Park. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Todd Wellemeyer in this game. Wellemeyer has a 3-2 record and a 4.75 ERA this season. It'll be Zach Duke toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Lefthander Duke is 3-3 with a 2.79 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals defeated Cincinnati 8-7 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Chris Duncan drove in three runs for the Cardinals and Albert Pujols hit a solo home run in the win. The Pirates lost to the Mets 8-4 as a +150 underdog on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Robinzon Diaz was 3-4 with an RBI for Pittsburgh and Nate McLouth hit a two-run home run. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 8 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 20-12 SU Pittsburgh: 12-19 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Pittsburgh are 2-8 After playing Cincinnati are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 3-7 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis Next up: Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Wednesday, May 13