Cardinals vs Pirates Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at PNC Park. The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kyle Lohse in this game. Lohse has a 1-5 record and a 6.80 ERA this season. It'll be Ross Ohlendorf toeing the rubber for the Pirates in this contest. Righthander Ohlendorf is 1-10 with a 3.90 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 138-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals defeated San Francisco 9-0 as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Jaime Garcia pitched a complete-game shutout, allowing only three hits while striking out six for St. Louis, while Allen Craig homered and drove in three runs. The Pirates defeated the Mets 2-1 as a -155 favorite on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Zach Duke allowed one run one five hits over seven innings for the Pirates, while Jose Tabata and Lastings Milledge hit solo home runs in the win. Current streak: St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 67-54 SU Pittsburgh: 41-83 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Pittsburgh are 6-4 After playing San Francisco are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Monday are 1-9 Before playing St. Louis are 2-8 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home Pittsburgh is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Tuesday, August 24 Because the Power of 620 sports services behind every selection, the MasterLockLine monitors each and every one of the nation's top sports services, handicappers, tip sheets and syndicates, you will get every Game of the Year play worth betting. Every last one in the industry is yours. That's why you get more legitimate service Games of the Year on the MasterLockLine than anyone else.