The St. Louis Cardinals (4-5) will aim to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-7) on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Cardinals (+118) are not projected to end the streak against the Pirates (-140). Paul Skenes starts for Pittsburgh, and Sonny Gray is St. Louis’ choice to start.

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Pirates vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-140)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+118)
• Over/under: 6.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won two of the four games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (50%).
• Pittsburgh has played as moneyline favorites of -140 or shorter in just two games this season, which it split 1-1.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Pirates a 58.3% chance to win.
• Pittsburgh has played in 10 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total five times (5-5-0).
• The Pirates have collected a 2-8-0 record against the spread this season (covering only 20% of the time).

Pirates hitting info

• Oneil Cruz paces the Pirates with two home runs.
• In baseball, Cruz ranks 42nd in home runs and 100th in RBI.
• Cruz heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBI.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes has a double, a triple, a home run and three walks while batting .257.
• Among all MLB hitters, Hayes ranks 81st in homers and 100th in RBI.
• Hayes enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, a triple, a home run, three walks and four RBI.
• Isiah Kiner-Falefa paces the Pirates with a team-high batting average of .323.
• Andrew McCutchen is hitting .316 with a double, a home run and three walks.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates pitching staff ranks 15th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Pittsburgh has a 4.99 team ERA that ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates average MLB’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.465).
• The Pirates give up the third-fewest home runs in baseball (six total, 0.6 per game).
• In its 5-4 win last time out, Pittsburgh struck out 13 Yankees batters while allowing eight hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have entered the game as underdogs six times this season and won three of those games.
• St. Louis has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +118 odds on it winning this game.
• The Cardinals have a 45.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• St. Louis’ games have gone over the total in seven of its nine chances.
• The Cardinals are 5-4-0 against the spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Lars Nootbaar is batting .333 with two home runs and six RBI for St. Louis this season.
• Nootbaar’s home run total ranks 42nd in the majors, and he is 48th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado’s batting average of .343 leads all St. Louis hitters this season.
• Arenado is 81st overall in homers and 48th in RBI this season.
• Arenado has safely hit in nine games in a row. During his last nine games he is batting .343 with three doubles, a home run, six walks and six RBI.
• Brendan Donovan has 12 hits this season and a slash line of .333/.375/.556.
• Donovan takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBI.
• Victor Scott II has nine hits and an OBP of .368 to go with a slugging percentage of .406 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the majors.
• St. Louis has the 30th-ranked ERA (6.03) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.401 WHIP this season.
• With just eight homers allowed, the Cardinals rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, St. Louis fell to the Red Sox 18-7. Its pitchers compiled five strikeouts and 22 hits allowed.