The St. Louis Cardinals start the season versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday at 2:15 PM ET, at Busch Stadium.
The Pirates are an underdog (+176 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Cardinals (-212). The Cardinals will give the ball to Adam Wainwright against the Pirates and Roansy Contreras. The total for this game is 7.
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Cardinals vs. Pirates Hitting Splits 2021
Cardinals
- The Cardinals averaged 1.0 home run per home game last season (77 total at home).
- The Cardinals averaged 2.6 extra-base hits per game while slugging .385 at home.
- The club batted .241 with 627 hits (7.7 per game) at home last season.
- The Cardinals’ offense averaged 3.8 runs in home games.
- The Cardinals averaged 2.8 walks per game with an on-base percentage of .310 in home contests.
- In home games last season the club averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game.
Pirates
- They hit 65 homers, an average of 0.8 per game, in 80 road contests last season.
- They had a team slugging percentage of .351 in away games last season with 187 extra-base hits.
- They averaged 7.6 base hits per game and had a .227 batting average on the road last season.
- They scored 3.4 runs per game last season on the road.
- When they played on the road last season, they had a team on-base percentage of .294 and drew 3.0 walks per game.
- In 80 road games last season, they averaged 8.5 strikeouts per contest.
Cardinals vs. Pirates Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Adam Wainwright
- The Cardinals have an 18-13-0 record against the spread in Wainwright’s starts.
- The Cardinals have a 12-6 record in Wainwright’s 18 starts this season when they were favored on the moneyline.
- Wainwright’s team has compiled a 17-14 record over his 31 starts.
- Wainwright has had 31 starts with a total this season, and the teams combined go over the total in 14 of those matchups.
Projected starter: Roansy Contreras
- Contreras and his team are 9-9-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- When he is the starting pitcher, Pittsburgh has a record of 5-8 this season when they are the underdog on the moneyline.
- Contreras’ team has won eight of his 17 starts.
- In Contreras’ 18 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over seven times.
Cardinals Batting Leaders
- Paul Goldschmidt put up 177 hits with a batting average of .294 last season.
- Nolan Arenado had 34 home runs and 105 runs batted in a season ago.
- Tommy Edman hit .262 a season ago with 41 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 38 walks.
- Dylan Carlson hit .266 with 31 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 57 walks.
Pirates Batting Leaders
- Last season, Bryan Reynolds had a .302 batting average with 24 home runs and 90 RBI.
- Kevin Newman collected 117 hits, posted an OBP of .265 and a .309 SLG.
- Ke’Bryan Hayes finished last season with six home runs, 38 RBI and a batting average of .257.
- Ben Gamel collected 84 hits, posted an OBP of .347 and a .388 SLG.
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