1* FREE PLAY over Pirates/Cardinals. Recent form exhibited by these starting pitchers suggests we’ll have a bit of a “slug-fest” on our hands Saturday night. Gerrit Cole (5-6, 4.28 ERA) enters off his best start of the season, giving up one run off three hits and two walks over seven innings in a victory over the Brewers on Monday. Cole has been hit-or-miss all year though, looking briliant at times and very poor in others (note that he’s been at his worst on the road as well, just 3-4 with a 5.01 ERA.) Lance Lynn (5-4, 3.33) was rocked for seven runs off nine hits and two walks while striking out five over 4.2 innings in a loss to the Orioles on Sunday. Lynn now owns a poor 1.8 HR/9 and his 5.37 FIP points to possible rockier times ahead. It appears as if these two inconsistent starters could get chased early, so consider the over.