PITTSBURGH

PIRATESPIT

65-71  |  Road

1
FINAL
Fri, Aug 28 • 8:15 PM ET
Busch Stadium
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ST. LOUIS

CARDINALSSTL

68-68  |  Home

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Probable Pitchers
Jared Jones
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Jared Jones

#17 | Starting Pitcher
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Quinn Mathews
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Quinn Mathews

#60 | Starting Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Jared Jones 2-5 4.76 1.25 68.0 77
Quinn Mathews 0-2 6.43 1.79 14.0 13
2-5 W-L 0-2
4.76 Ldr ERA 6.43
1.25 Ldr WHIP 1.79
68.0 Ldr IP (Innings Pitched) 14.0
77 Ldr K (Strikeouts) 13
AI Model Win Probability
PIRATES
55%
📊
CARDINALS
45%
▲ Edge: +2.80% (PIT)
PIRATES 53% Book Odds: -111
CARDINALS 49% Book Odds: +103
Book Implied: 52.60% / 49.30%
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
9.1
Projected
Book Total
7.5
Over / Under Line
▲ Edge: +1.6 (Over)
Over 7.5 66%
Under 7.5 34%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
+0.5
ST. LOUIS
Book Spread
+1.5
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (St. Louis)
PiratesPIT (-1.5) 0 CardinalsSTL (+1.5)
St. Louis Cardinals (+1.5) expected to cover
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Pirates Cover

45.0%

Cardinals Cover

55.0%

-12-8-40+4+8+12
Distribution centered around STL +0.5 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (STL)

PIT By 1-2 runs

19.1%

PIT By 3-4 runs

15.0%

STL By 1-2 runs

17.5%

STL By 3-4 runs

12.1%

AI Model Projected Score
4.8
PITTSBURGH
Book Implied: 4.50
4.3
ST. LOUIS
Book Implied: 3
Simulated Score
4
PITTSBURGH
Book Implied: 4.50
5
ST. LOUIS
Book Implied: 3
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Pirates Loss
55% Win Prob
C
Sim Cardinals Win
59% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Cardinals (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: +0.5
C
Sim Cardinals (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -1.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
Agreement
AI o7.5 Loss
Proj Total: 9.1
C
Sim o7.5 Loss
Proj Total: 9.0
A
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Sep 24, 2026 STL @ PIT 1 - 2
Sep 23, 2026 STL @ PIT 5 - 1
Sep 22, 2026 STL @ PIT 0 - 2
Aug 30, 2026 PIT @ STL 5 - 4
Aug 29, 2026 PIT @ STL 6 - 2
Season Statistics Comparison
Pittsburgh PIT
vs
St. Louis STL
162
Games Played
162
4.73 ▲
Runs / Game
4.44
.253 ▲
Avg (AVG)
.239
.330 ▲
On-Base (OBP)
.313
.404 ▲
Slugging (SLG)
.378
.734 ▲
OPS
.691
186 ▲
Home Runs
167
Key Model Drivers
Errors (L5) +38.0% more
Pittsburgh: 0.6 vs St. Louis: 0.2
Walks (L5) +26.5% more
Pittsburgh: 3.6 vs St. Louis: 2.6
Home Runs (Season) +10.2% more
Pittsburgh: 186.0 vs St. Louis: 167.0
Runs per Game (Season) +6.1% more
Pittsburgh: 4.7 vs St. Louis: 4.4
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
PIT Score 4.8 1
STL Score 4.3 4
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.2 / 0.6 0.0 / 3.0
Hits 9.2 / 5.9 8.0 / 6.0
Home Runs 1.4 / 0.5 1.0 / 0.0
Strikeouts 10.0 / 8.3 8.0 / 11.0
Total Bases 14.5 / 8.4 13.0 / 6.0
Walks 2.6 / 3.6 1.0 / 2.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -110 / -110 → -111 / +103 ↓
52%TICKETS48%
52%MONEY48%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -1.5 / +1.5 → -1.5 / +1.5
73%TICKETS27%
65%MONEY35%
Total (O/U)
Open: 8 → 7.5 ↓
75%TICKETS25%
77%MONEY23%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
PIT Advantage
82-80-0 (50.6%)
Margin: 0.2 ATS +/-:
STL
77-85-0 (47.5%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
PIT
(49.4%)
Margin: 0.2 ATS +/-:
STL Advantage
(53.7%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
PIT
81-74-7
O: 52.3% / U: 47.7% Total +/-: +1.0
STL
74-80-8
O: 48.1% / U: 51.9% Total +/-: +0.7