Cardinals vs Pirates MLB Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The St. Louis Cardinals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. Righthander Kyle Lohse will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Lohse is 4-7 this season with a 6.75 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Charlie Morton who starts for the Pirates. Righthander Morton is 1-11 with a 8.61 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Paul Maholm gave up two runs over seven innings to earn the victory in the Pirates' 5-2 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh cashed as +125 home underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the 8.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Jose Tabata was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Pirates, who got RBIs from Ryan Doumit, Pedro Alvarez, and John Bowker in the win. Albert Pujols went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for St. Louis, while Jake Westbrook was tagged for five runs over four innings to take the loss for the Cardinals. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 2 straight games. Pittsburgh has won 4 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 77-73 SU Pittsburgh: 52-98 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games on the road St. Louis is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: Pittsburgh home to St. Louis, Thursday, September 23 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.