Pittsburgh Pirates (29-27) vs St. Louis Cardinals (25-33)
Saturday, June 03, 2023 at 4:05 pm
On Saturday, St. Louis left-hander Jordan Montgomery (2-6, 4.48 ERA) and Pittsburgh right-hander Luis L. Ortiz (1-2, 4.35) are expected to start.
Montgomery is tied for the team lead with five quality starts but is 0-6 with a 5.03 ERA over his past nine starts and Im betting his luck will continue to be bad here today vs a under rated Pittsburgh side off a win vs the Cards yesterday and playing at home.
Cards lefty starter MONTGOMERY is 0-6 against the money line vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse this season. (Team's Record)MONTGOMERY is 1-9 against the money line vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game this season. (Team's Record) MONTGOMERY is 2-9 against the money line in the first half of the season this season. (Team's Record) MONTGOMERY is 2-7 against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record) Pirates are 9-4 in their last 13 games vs. a left-handed starter.
PITTSBURGH is 14-4 against the money line vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse this season. Pirates are 5-0 in their last 5 vs. National League Central.
ST LOUIS is 7-12 against the money line as a favorite of -125 to -175 this season.MARMOL is 6-17 against the money line when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 54%) as the manager of ST LOUIS.
Play on Pittsburgh to win