In the series rubber match on Wednesday, July 24, Martin Perez will take the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates (51-50) as they square off against the St. Louis Cardinals (53-48), who will answer with Matthew Liberatore. The first pitch will be thrown at 12:35 PM ET at PNC Park.

The Pirates, at -110, are the favorites in this matchup, while the Cardinals are underdogs at -110. Sportsbooks have set the total for this matchup at 8.5 runs.

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Cardinals vs. Pirates Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
• Time: 12:35 PM ET
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Venue: PNC Park
• TV Channel: MLB Network
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Pirates -110
• Moneyline Underdog: Cardinals -110
• Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -120, Under: +100)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

• Liberatore (2-2) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his sixth start of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Sunday, July 14 against the Chicago Cubs, throwing a scoreless third of an inning of relief without allowing a hit.
• In five starts this season, he’s earned one quality start.
• Liberatore has made one start of five or more innings in five chances this season, and averages 1.6 frames when he pitches.
• If he manages to end his start without allowing an earned run, he’d extend his streak of 0 ER appearances to three.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Cardinals have hit 103 homers this season, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
• Fueled by 267 extra-base hits, St. Louis ranks 20th in MLB with a .387 slugging percentage this season.
• The Cardinals’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
• St. Louis ranks 22nd in the majors with 418 total runs scored this season.
• The Cardinals have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Cardinals rank 18th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
• St. Louis has pitched to a 3.95 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
• St. Louis has an 8.2 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• The Cardinals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.263 WHIP this season.

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