Here’s a comprehensive look at betting notes for the mid-week major-league schedule:Pirates Plundering Pittsburgh returns home after winning eight of 10 on the road, and they host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of a three game series at PNC Park on Monday. It is imperative for St. Louis to win at least one of the games in Pittsburgh, for if they don’t, they’ll likely be watching the division slip away. The team said Piscotty has a head contusion and was taken to a hospital for observation. Both Polanco and Andrew McCutchen bobbled the ball in the outfield allowing Matt Carpenter to come all the way from first base and score.
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If the Pirates were to sweep the Cardinals at home, where they’re an NL best 50-25 on the season, the teams would head into their final series’ tied for first place.
Instead, St. Louis did what it has done all year, relying on its pitching and just enough hitting to keep Pittsburgh at bay.
St. Louis starter Lance Lynn labored his way through five scoreless innings, majority out of the stretch while the Pirates kept wasting opportunities to take control. While the Bucs are as good as anyone, the Cardinals have yet to be dethroned, and I refuse to say they will until I see it.
Marte then struck out with the bases loaded to end the third. Lynn needed 96 pitches to retire 15 batters, walking four with six strikeouts. The Cardinals were victorious over the Reds 10-2 the last time Lynn pitched. He threw 56 pitches, 43 of which were strikes.
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The play happened in the bottom of the seventh inning when Piscotty raced into the gap, attempting to chase down a fly ball from Pittsburgh’s Josh Harrison. Bourjos, playing centre, went to the ground as he made a lunging catch, and his left knee struck Piscotty square in the face. Piscotty remained down and Bourjos immediately waived for medical support.
