MLB matchup
08/28/20252:15 PMBusch StadiumSt. Louis, Missouri80°F · Cloudy-Dry

Pirates78 – 77vsCardinals75 – 80

Sharp side
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Model value
Sharp total
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Model value

Model forecast

Projected outcome

A projection is not available because one or both teams do not have sufficient qualifying history.
Matchup intelligence

Team grades

TeamLineupStarterOverall
Pittsburgh PiratesC+BB-
St. Louis CardinalsCC-C
Sportsbook context

Game lines

A dash means that book has not supplied a usable price.

ESPN BET
TeamMoneylineRun line
PIT+100-1.5 (+170)
STL-120+1.5 (-215)
Total 8.5Over +100Under -120
Recent form

Last 10 games

Pittsburgh Pirates

Overall7–3–0W–L–TRun line9–1–0W–L–PO/U5–5–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
8/27/25@ STLW 2–1W +1.5U 7.5
8/26/25@ STLW 8–3W +1.5O 8.5
8/25/25@ STLL 6–7W +1.5O 7.5
8/24/25vs COLW 4–0W -2.5U 7.5
8/23/25vs COLW 5–1W -1.5U 8.5
8/22/25vs COLW 9–0W -1.5O 8.5
8/20/25vs TORW 2–1W +1.5U 8.5
8/19/25vs TORL 3–7L +1.5O 7.5
8/18/25vs TORW 5–2W +1.5O 6.5
8/17/25@ CHCL 3–4W +1.5U 7.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

St. Louis Cardinals

Overall4–6–0W–L–TRun line3–7–0W–L–PO/U8–2–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
8/27/25vs PITL 1–2L -1.5U 7.5
8/26/25vs PITL 3–8L -1.5O 8.5
8/25/25vs PITW 7–6L -1.5O 7.5
8/24/25@ TBL 2–7L +1.5O 8.5
8/22/25@ TBL 6–10L +1.5O 8.5
8/21/25@ TBW 7–4W -1.5O 8.5
8/20/25@ MIAL 2–6L +1.5U 8.5
8/19/25@ MIAW 7–4W +1.5O 7.5
8/18/25@ MIAW 8–3W +1.5O 7.5
8/17/25vs NYYL 4–8L +1.5O 8.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Pirates and Cardinals
Statistic
N/A (8.7)HitsN/A (8.2)
N/A (1.6)DoublesN/A (1.5)
N/A (1.2)Home RunsN/A (1.0)
N/A (13.9)Total BasesN/A (12.9)
N/A (3.5)WalksN/A (3.2)
N/A (9.3)StrikeoutsN/A (8.0)
N/A (0.8)Stolen BasesN/A (0.6)

Starting pitcher context

Expected starters

PiratesBraxton AshcraftConfirmed
CardinalsMiles MikolasConfirmed

Starting lineups

Pittsburgh PiratesConfirmed
  1. 1Spencer Horwitz1B
  2. 2Tommy PhamLF
  3. 3Bryan ReynoldsDH
  4. 4Nick Gonzales2B
  5. 5Oneil CruzCF
  6. 6Joey BartC
  7. 7Jack SuwinskiRF
  8. 8Liover PegueroSS
  9. 9Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B
St. Louis CardinalsConfirmed
  1. 1Lars NootbaarCF
  2. 2Ivan HerreraDH
  3. 3Alec BurlesonLF
  4. 4Willson Contreras1B
  5. 5Nolan Gorman3B
  6. 6Masyn WinnSS
  7. 7Thomas Saggese2B
  8. 8Jordan WalkerRF
  9. 9Yohel PozoC


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