PITTSBURGH

PIRATESPIT

66-71  |  Road

6
FINAL
Sat, Aug 29 • 2:15 PM ET
Busch Stadium
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ST. LOUIS

CARDINALSSTL

68-69  |  Home

2
Probable Pitchers
Lake Bachar
STARTING PITCHER

Lake Bachar

#71 | Relief Pitcher
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Kyle Leahy
STARTING PITCHER

Kyle Leahy

#62 | Starting Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Lake Bachar 1-3 3.70 1.11 73.0 75
Kyle Leahy 10-4 3.13 1.30 126.1 115
1-3 W-L 10-4
3.70 ERA Ldr 3.13
1.11 Ldr WHIP 1.30
73.0 IP (Innings Pitched) Ldr 126.1
75 K (Strikeouts) Ldr 115
AI Model Win Probability
PIRATES
47%
📊
CARDINALS
53%
PIRATES 47% Book Odds: +111
CARDINALS 54% Book Odds: -119
Book Implied: 47.40% / 54.30%
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
6.7
Projected
Book Total
8.0
Over / Under Line
▼ Edge: +1.3 (Under)
Over 8.0 40%
Under 8.0 60%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
+0.3
PITTSBURGH
Book Spread
+1.5
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.2 points (Pittsburgh)
PiratesPIT (+1.5) 0 CardinalsSTL (-1.5)
Pittsburgh Pirates (+1.5) expected to cover
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Pirates Cover

53.0%

Cardinals Cover

47.0%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around PIT +0.3 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (PIT)

PIT By 1-2 runs

17.9%

PIT By 3-4 runs

12.7%

STL By 1-2 runs

18.9%

STL By 3-4 runs

14.4%

AI Model Projected Score
3.2
PITTSBURGH
Book Implied: 3.20
3.5
ST. LOUIS
Book Implied: 4.80
Simulated Score
5
PITTSBURGH
Book Implied: 3.20
2
ST. LOUIS
Book Implied: 4.80
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Divergence
AI Cardinals Loss
53% Win Prob
C
Sim Pirates Win
77% Win Prob
B
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Pirates (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: +0.3
C
Sim Pirates (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -3.0
A
Over/Under (Total)
Agreement
AI u8.0 Push
Proj Total: 6.7
C
Sim u8.0 Push
Proj Total: 7.0
C
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
Home Runs (L5) +90.0% more
St. Louis: 1.3 vs Pittsburgh: 0.4
Total Bases (L5) +84.8% more
St. Louis: 14.0 vs Pittsburgh: 7.6
Hits (L5) +47.3% more
St. Louis: 8.8 vs Pittsburgh: 6.0
Errors (L5) +91.2% more
Pittsburgh: 1.4 vs St. Louis: 0.1
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
PIT Score 3.2 6
STL Score 3.5 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.1 / 1.4 1.0 / 3.0
Hits 8.8 / 6.0 3.0 / 11.0
Home Runs 1.3 / 0.4 1.0 / 2.0
Strikeouts 9.3 / 9.2 7.0 / 13.0
Total Bases 14.0 / 7.6 7.0 / 18.0
Walks 2.1 / 3.0 2.0 / 4.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -119 / -101 → +111 / -119 ↑
30%TICKETS70%
30%MONEY70%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -1.5 / +1.5 → +1.5 / -1.5 ↑
25%TICKETS75%
12%MONEY88%
Total (O/U)
Open: 7 → 8 ↑
53%TICKETS47%
52%MONEY48%
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