This is a 10* on ST. LOUIS

While the NL Central is definitely “up for grabs,” the Pirates still figure to finish in last place this year. St. Louis had the Bucs number last year, taking 14 of 19 overall and they are 25-13 against them the last two years. They opened the 2020 season with a 5-4 win, never trailing in the process. Three Pittsburgh players testing positive for COVID-19 and two more being out for the season due to injuries doesn’t help the cause. St. Louis’ starter for Saturday (Wainwright) has faced the Pirates many times in his career. He faced them five times last year and the Cards won four of those games, the only loss coming by a score of 2-1. Wainwright also had much better numbers at Busch Stadium compared to the road in 2019. Trevor Williams starts for Pittsburgh. Last year he went 7-9 and finished with a 5.44 ERA and 1.42 WHIP. Those are not good numbers, we don’t expect him to pitch well in this spot and you should definitely back the home team in this one. 10* on ST LOUIS

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