St Louis @ Pittsburgh  7:05 PM EST
Play On:  St Louis (Boggs/Karstens) Listed

 

St Louis is 20-14 this year while Pittsburgh comes in with a 14-19 record on the season.  St Louis is scoring 5.7 runs per game against right handed starters this year.  Boggs is 1-0 with a 3.37 ERA in all starts thsi year.  Karstens is 0-1 with a 6.19 ERA his last 3 starts.  Cardinals are 7-0 in their last 7 Thursday games.  Cardinals are 15-5 in their last 20 vs. a team with a losing record.  Cardinals are 4-1 in Boggs' last 5 starts vs. a team with a losing record.  Cardinals are 4-1 in Boggs' last 5 road starts.  Pirates are 1-4 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.  Pirates are 3-12 in their last 15 games on grass.  Pirates are 3-12 in their last 15 overall.  Pirates are 0-8 in their last 8 Thursday games.  Pirates are 1-4 in Karstens' last 5 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.  Pirates are 1-4 in Karstens' last 5 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.  Pirates are 1-5 in Karstens' last 6 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.  Pirates are 1-7 in Karstens' last 8 starts vs. a team with a winning record.  Pirates are 1-7 in Karstens' last 8 home starts.  Pirates are 1-11 in Karstens' last 12 starts.  Pirates are 1-11 in Karstens' last 12 starts on grass.  Pirates are 0-5 in Karstens' last 5 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.  Pirates are 0-7 in Karstens' last 7 starts vs. National League Central.  Pirates are 0-5 in Karstens' last 5 starts during game 3 of a series.  Pirates are 0-8 in Karstens' last 8 starts following a team loss in their previous game.  Pirates are 0-4 in Karstens' last 4 starts with 5 days of rest.  Cardinals are 49-24 in the last 73 meetings in Pittsburgh.  We'll recommend a small play on St Louis tonight!  Thanks and good luck, Rocky