St Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T.
Cardinals at Pirates 6:40PM ET—Matthew Liberatore is the starter for St Louis. Liberatore had 60 appearances last season with an ERA of 4.40 with WHIP of 1.27. The lefthander fanned 21.2% with 7.8% walks. Grounders were 42.2% with 1.15 home runs per nine innings. He faced the Angels in the opener at home allowing three earned runs with four strikeouts in six innings. Carmen Mlodzinski will start for Pittsburgh. Mlodzinski in 40 starts in 2024 posted an ERA of 3.38 with WHIP of 1.18. The righthander struck out 22% with 9.1% walks. Grounders were 46.1% with 0.53 home runs per nine innings. He met the Rays in his season opener on the road allowing four earned runs with four strikeouts in 3 2/3rd innings.