The St. Louis Cardinals are playing with a purpose and enter Tuesday with a two-game lead over the Dodgers for the second wild card in the National League. They posted an 8-7 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday and we should see another Cards win Tuesday night.

Cardinals righty Miles Mikolas (14-4, 3.06 ERA) is 0-2 despite owning a solid 3.38 ERA in four starts against Pittsburgh this year but I think the Cards bats will give him a better chance to get win here. Pittsburgh hands the ball to Joe Musgrove (6-8, 3.75 ERA). Pirates are 2-5 in Musgrove's last seven starts and he has given up 11 runs and served up five homers in his last three starts.

Cardinals are 5-1 in the last six meetings in the series.

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