Pittsburgh Pirates (57-74, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (64-67, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Johan Oviedo (1-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (5-2, 4.26 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to end a five-game home losing streak.

St. Louis has a 35-30 record at home and a 64-67 record overall. The Cardinals have a 47-13 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Pittsburgh is 57-74 overall and 18-44 in road games. The Pirates have a 38-23 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams match up Monday for the 10th time this season. The Pirates lead the season series 5-4.

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