St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction and Betting Odds April 11
St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
WagerTalk MLB analyst Eric Pauly offers his St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates preview for Monday, April 11. After two very quiet games to kick off the season, the Pirates’ bats woke up on Sunday. Can they find some more power and get back to .500 on Monday?
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| Monday, April 11 | MLB Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
|---|---|
| Moneyline: | St Louis Cardinals -190 vs Pittsburgh Pirates +170 |
| Runline: | Cardinals -1.5 (+105) / Pirates +1.5 (-125) |
| Total: | 8 Runs (Over -105 / Under -115) |
| Game Time: | 2:15pm ET / 11:15am PT |
| Where: | Busch Stadium in St Louis |
| Weather: | Rain Likely. 58* with very light winds |
St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Analysis
Today is the fourth game in the opening series between the Cardinals and the Pirates. St. Louis took home the first two games of the series and dropped last night’s game against Pittsburgh. The Pirates have been underdogs in each game this series and have struggled to compete with St. Louis.
Hudson on a Pitch Count
Over the first two games of the series, St. Louis held the Pirates to just two total runs. St. Louis scored 15 in these first two games. Yesterday afternoon, the Cardinals were unable to manufacture runs and only scored four to the Pirates nine.
St. Louis will start relief pitcher Dakota Hudson in the final game of this series. Hudson only pitched 8.2 innings last season after he hurt his arm and required Tommy John surgery. Hudson is making his first appearance this season since the surgery and is not expected to go more than three innings.
Pirates Find Some Power
After struggling to produce any offense in the first two games of the series, Pittsburgh’s lineup finally woke up with a nine-run day against St. Louis. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes and 2B Micheal Chavis have been the catalysts for the Pirates lineup.
Pittsburgh will send righty reliever Zach Thompson to the hill on Monday to try to even up the series. This is Thompson’s second year in the majors and he had himself a very solid rookie season in 2021. Thompson excelled in minimizing his opponents’ exit velocity, hard-hit balls, batting average, and slugging percentage.
St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction
No game in this series has been close and the Cardinals have asserted themselves as the much better team in this matchup so far. However, I think Hudson will struggle in his first start of the season and I expect Thompson to build upon his strong 2021 campaign.
Nolan Arenado has been great for St. Louis so far, but the rest of the offense is not producing at a very high rate. The Cardinals are only batting .263 for the series and actually have fewer hits than the Pirates.
The Cardinals have relied on the longball to win them games, and Thompson only allowed six home runs in 72 innings last season. I like the Pirates to cover the run line of +1.5 (-125) and potentially pull off the upset in the final game of the series.
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Meet the Author
Eric Pauly, @slimeaction on Twitter, graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in Finance. Eric is a die-hard Washington Commanders and New York Knicks fan and enjoys watching and writing about the NFL, NBA and MLB. His favorite gambling movements include hitting a +1000 future on Washington to win the NFC East in 2020 and predicting Jonathan Taylor’s breakout season with a +900 ticket for him to win the 2021 NFL rushing title. Aside from the sports betting industry, Eric also enjoys good eats, dynasty fantasy football leagues, daily fantasy sports and playing the guitar.
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