The St. Louis Cardinals will compete in a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates for the fourth time this season. The Cardinals are 6-3 against the Pirates so far scoring 46 runs across those nine games while allowing 36. Overall the Pirates are 41-71 and in the fifth place in the National League Central.
The Offense
The Pirates team wRC+ is 83 which is tied for 27th in baseball. Their best hitter and most valuable player this season has been Bryan Reynolds. He has been mentioned in each of the previous two previews we have written of the Pirates and he is getting mentioned again because he has been that good.