The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates will play the final game of a 4-game set tonight but it won’t be at PNC Park. It will be at Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania as part of the Little League World Classic. The Pirates finally snapped their 6-game skid yesterday with a 6-4 victory. They will try to make it two in a row tonight when they send Ivan Nova to the hill. Nova is 10-10, with a 3.77 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and he pitched well in his last outing, surrendering 2 runs, 1 which was earned, but had no run support in a 3-1 loss to Milwaukee. Mike Leake will get the call for the Cardinals. Leake is 7-11, with a 3.88 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and is winless in his last 4 starts, surrendering 19 runs during that span. St. Louis is 2-6 in Leake’s last 8 starts and 0-4 in his last 4 starts on the road. The Pirates’ Starling Marte has been on a tear, going 11-22 with 3 RBIs in his last 5 games. Baseball is a very streaky game and this could be the start of a run for the Bucs.
Tonight’s Pick:
Pittsburgh Pirates