Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Lines

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The Pirates will play the Cardinals on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 at 2:15 pm ET. Check network listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage. Our opening pitch flys at Eastern Standard, make sure you adjust for your local timezone.

Matchup Pitchers

Pirates - S. Brault - L
Cardinals - A. Wainwright - R

Learn more about MLB Betting with our handy tutorial and guide. We explain money line, total and run line bets. Plus, a great discussion about exotic bets like MLB Baseball parlays and props.

**Best Money Line Bets**
Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates	Favorite St. Louis Cardinals
+206 Sb3gen1	-228 Sb3gen1
+205 Sb3gen2	-240 Sb3gen2
+200 Sb3gen3	-250 Sb3gen3

Here are money lines for the outright winner. Favorite St. Louis Cardinals has a minus value. Lay $228 at Sb3gen1 to win $100. Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates has a positive value. Risk $100 at Sb3gen1 to win $206.

**Best Over and Under Total Lines**
Over	Under
8.5o -105 Sb3gen1	8.5u -110 Sb3gen2
8.5o -110 Sb3gen2	8.5u -110 Sb3gen3
8.5o -110 Sb3gen3	8.5u -115 Sb3gen1

The over under line estimates the combined total of each team's final score. Sb3gen1 has the best over line of 8.5 points laying $105 to win $100. Sb3gen2 has the best under line of 8.5 u -110.

**Best Underdog and Favorite Run Line Bets**
Underdog Pittsburgh Pirates	Favorite St. Louis Cardinals
+1.5 +105 Sb3gen3	-1.5 -120 Sb3gen1
+1.5 +100 Sb3gen1	-1.5 -120 Sb3gen2
+1.5 +100 Sb3gen2	-1.5 -125 Sb3gen3

SportsBetting3.com has analyzed the latest lines. Review our "Best Run Line Bets" table above to smash the books this Sunday. Sb3gen1 has the best favorite St. Louis Cardinals run line at -1.5 points. Sb3gen3 has the best underdog Pittsburgh Pirates run line at +1.5 points.

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MLB World Series Odds

Latest World Series odds, if available, for each team. Review odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the tournament here. See past Championship results and learn how to bet World Series teasers, props and parlays.

Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-12-05 06:04:39
St. Louis Cardinals World Series Odds

Outcome	SB3Gen

Cached 2021-12-05 06:04:39

Team Standings

**Season Standings**
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Away	Strk	L10
Pittsburgh Pirates	61	101	0.377	46.0	61-101	37-44	L1	51-91
St. Louis Cardinals	90	72	0.556	17.0	90-72	45-36	L2	79-63

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats

**2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bryan Reynolds LF	159	93	169	24	90	75	119	0.302
Kevin Newman SS	148	50	117	5	39	27	41	0.226
Wilmer Difo SS	116	25	59	4	24	20	54	0.269
Jacob Stallings C	112	38	92	8	53	49	85	0.246
Ben Gamel LF	111	42	83	8	26	48	99	0.255
Gregory Polanco RF	107	38	70	11	36	36	104	0.208
Colin Moran 3B	99	29	82	10	50	36	87	0.258
Adam Frazier 2B	98	58	125	4	32	35	46	0.324
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B	96	49	93	6	38	31	87	0.257
Phillip Evans 3B	76	23	44	5	16	28	53	0.206
Erik Gonzalez 2B	71	17	51	2	21	8	40	0.232
Michael Perez C	70	19	30	7	21	19	68	0.143

St. Louis Cardinals Batting Stats

**2021 St. Louis Cardinals Batting**
Top 12 by Games Played
Player	GP	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Tommy Edman 2B	160	91	168	11	56	38	95	0.262
Paul Goldschmidt 1B	158	102	177	31	99	67	136	0.294
Nolan Arenado 3B	157	81	151	34	105	50	96	0.255
Dylan Carlson RF	151	79	144	18	65	57	152	0.266
Tyler O'Neill LF	141	89	138	34	80	38	168	0.286
Matt Carpenter 2B	130	18	35	3	21	35	77	0.169
Yadier Molina C	121	45	111	11	66	24	79	0.252
Paul DeJong SS	114	44	70	19	45	35	103	0.197
Edmundo Sosa SS	113	39	78	6	27	17	63	0.271
Harrison Bader CF	103	45	98	16	50	27	85	0.267
Giovanny Gallegos RP	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Genesis Cabrera RP	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats

**2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Chris Stratton RP	68	7	1	8	7	79.1	86	1.30	3.63
Chad Kuhl SP	28	5	7	0	4	80.1	75	1.43	4.82
JT Brubaker SP	24	5	13	0	0	124.1	129	1.29	5.36
Mitch Keller SP	23	5	11	0	0	100.2	92	1.79	6.17
Tyler Anderson SP	18	5	8	0	0	103.1	86	1.20	4.35
Richard Rodriguez RP	37	4	2	14	0	38.1	33	0.83	2.82
Wil Crowe SP	26	4	8	0	0	116.2	111	1.57	5.48
David Bednar RP	61	3	1	3	13	60.2	77	0.97	2.23
Chasen Shreve RP	57	3	3	0	12	56.1	45	1.26	3.20
Sam Howard RP	54	3	4	0	11	45.0	60	1.47	5.60
Clay Holmes RP	44	3	2	0	7	42.0	44	1.43	4.93
Duane Underwood Jr. RP	43	2	3	0	4	72.2	65	1.43	4.33

St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Stats

**2021 St. Louis Cardinals Pitching**
Top 12 by Wins and Games Played
Player	GP	W	L	SV	HLD	IP	K	WHIP	ERA
Adam Wainwright SP	32	17	7	0	0	206.1	174	1.06	3.05
Alex Reyes RP	70	10	8	29	3	72.1	95	1.35	3.24
Jack Flaherty SP	17	9	2	0	0	78.1	85	1.06	3.22
Kwang Hyun Kim SP	27	7	7	1	0	106.2	80	1.28	3.46
Giovanny Gallegos RP	73	6	5	14	24	80.1	95	0.88	3.02
Ryan Helsley RP	51	6	4	1	10	47.1	47	1.42	4.56
Matt Harvey SP	27	6	14	0	0	123.1	93	1.52	6.28
Tanner Scott RP	58	5	4	0	14	50.0	65	1.46	4.14
John Means SP	20	5	6	0	0	114.1	104	1.00	3.46
J.A. Happ SP	11	5	2	0	0	54.0	45	1.28	4.00
Genesis Cabrera RP	71	4	5	0	28	70.0	77	1.26	3.73
Paul Fry RP	52	4	5	2	11	47.1	60	1.52	6.08

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