Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals Predictions, Picks, Odds, and Baseball Betting Preview | April 13, 2023

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals start a four-game series later tonight at Busch Stadium. Check out our preview of this Pirates vs Cardinals matchup in the 2023 MLB regular season. There are more baseball game previews to read here at TopBet, so feel free to look around and make bets on more games once you’re ready.

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Betting Preview for the Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Regular Season Game on April 13, 2023

Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

When: Thursday, April 13, 2023, 7:45 PM ET

Line: Pittsburgh Pirates (+1.5) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (-1.5) – view all 2023 MLB lines

TV Broadcast: MLBN/ESPN

Betting on the Pittsburgh Pirates (+1.5)

Regular Season Record: 7-5

Starting for the Pirates in this game will be Vince Velasquez, who is still searching for his first win of the season. He is 0-2 with eight earned runs on 11 hits in 7.1 total innings across two starts, so far in the 2023 MLB campaign. The Pirates, who are coming off a 7-0 loss Wednesday at home to the Houston Astros, are 6-1 in their last seven games following a defeat. They have also won in six of their last eight games overall. Bryan Reynolds has five home runs and a .347 batting average in 12 games played this year.

Betting on the St. Louis Cardinals (-1.5)

Regular Season Record: 5-7

Starting for the Cardinals in this game will be Jordan Montgomery, who sizzled in his last start. Montgomery tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed just three hits with nine strikeouts in a 6-0 win on the road over the Milwaukee Brewers last Saturday. On the season, Montgomery has surrendered only three earned runs on nine hits in 12.0 innings total. The Under is 7-1 in the Cardinals’ last eight games. They are also 8-3 in their last 11 home games against the Pirates.

Writer’s Prediction

The Cardinals win, 6-3.

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