Miles Mikolas is 6-10 with a 4.17 ERA this season and a 7.04 ERA on the road which gives him good value. He has faced the Pirates three times this season and only given up five earned runs in 21 IP including a shutout in his most recent outing. Joe Musgrove is 7-8 with a 4.08 ERA and 4-3 with a 4.13 ERA at home. In two starts against the Cardinals, he has given up 12 earned runs in 7.2 IP. The Cardinals have won four in a row and eight of their last 10 while the Pirates have lost four in a row and eight of their last 10.

The highest combined run total of Wednesday’s games came between the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates. A 14-8 outburst featured five home runs from the Cardinals. Thirteen of those runs came in the first four innings for the Cardinals. With an early start Thursday, one would expect Joe Musgrove and Miles Mikolas to have issues as well. Instead, grab the value on the Under here as both teams cool off just enough at the plate.

The Cardinals are surging, now on a 10-2 tear, and starter Miles Mikolas just shut out the PIrates in St. Louis 10 days ago. The Cards have won seven straight in Pittsburgh. The Pirates are mired in a 2-10 skid and playing out the string. Back the road dog Redbirds to stay hot.