MLB Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates with Probable Starting Pitching 4/7-4/9

St. Louis Cardinals (4-5) at Pittsburgh Pirates (3-7)

Game 1:

Date: Monday, April 7th
Time: 6:40 PM EST
Broadcast: FDSNMW/SportsNet-PIT

Game 2:

Date: Tuesday, April 8th
Time: 6:40 PM
Broadcast: FDSNMW/SportsNet-PIT

Game 3:

Date: Wednesday, April 9th
Time: 12:35 PM
Broadcast: FDSNMW/SportsNet-PIT

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Matthew Liberatore (0-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. Carmen Mlodzinski (0-1, 9.82 ERA)

Liberatore pitched six innings in his first start of the year against the Angels. He gave up three runs on six hits, without issuing a walk, and struck out four. Mlodzinski will get the ball for the Pirates. He lost his only start this year against the Rays. He pitched 3.2 innings, gave up seven hits, four runs, two walks, and struck out four.

Game 2: Sonny Gray (1-0, 5.73 ERA) vs. Paul Skenes (1-0, 1.46 ERA)

Gray will pitch the second game of the series. He pitched six innings in his No-Decision against the Angels. He gave up five runs on five hits and struck out nine. Skenes will get the ball for the Pirates. He earned the win last time out against the Rays. Skenes tossed seven innings, gave up one unearned run on three hits, and struck out six.

Game 3: Erick Fedde (1-1, 7.00 ERA) vs. Mitch Keller (1-1, 7.45 ERA)

Fedde will get the ball for the Cardinals in the series finale. He struggled in his last time out against the Red Sox. He pitched three innings, giving up six runs on five hits, four walks, and striking out one. Keller will get the ball for the Pirates. He took the loss in his last time out against the Yankees. He pitched 3.2 innings, gave up seven runs, eight hits, four walks, and struck out four.

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Player To Watch:

St. Louis Cardinals

Jordan Walker is hitting .333 with a .877 OPS so far this season. He has one home run, two RBI, and two steals on the year. Walker in four games against the Pirates last year had a .231 batting average with three hits, a home run, four RBI, and a run scored last year.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Isiah Kiner-Falefa played in four games last year against the Cardinals. He had a .400 batting average with six hits in those games. So far this year, he has a .323 batting average and a .787 OPS. Kiner-Falefa has 10 hits, four runs scored, one double, and two RBI.