This is a tall order for Mitch Keller who has failed to eclipse this line in 7 of his last 8 starts and 14/17 appearances this season. He’ll face a tough Cardinals lineup that is ranked 8th versus opposing right handed pitching this season. The Cards are also very familiar with Keller and have solid lifetime stats versus the veteran starter.

FanDuel. Sonny Gray has cleared this line in nine of his 16 starts this season, punching out 101 batters in 93.2 innings. Two of his misses (including his April start against the Pirates) were weather related, but we have beautiful conditions expected this afternoon in Pittsburgh. Gray will face a familiar lineup that he’s dominated the past two seasons (12 innings pitched, 12 strikeouts, one run allowed this season). Overall, the Pirates are running a 23% strikeout rate against righties over the last two weeks.

Break up the...Bucs? The beat goes on for the Pirates, who won their fifth in a row last night in a 1-0 blanking of the Cards, which means Pittsburgh has outscored foes 38-4 over the course of the win streak. While not quite the rotation of the 1970 Orioles, the Pirates are doing a good imitation. Wednesday's starter Mitch Keller, if throwing out one bad start vs. Houston on June 5, has a very serviceable 3.18 ERA since May 13. As for the Cards, they're simply not scoring yet in this series, and never sure we can trust the erratic Sonny Gray, whose road ERA (4.37) pales in comparison to his home mark (2.76 ERA). Play Pirates on the Money Line.