Pittsburgh Pirates (58-75, fifth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (65-68, fourth in the NL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (3-7, 3.89 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Cardinals: Sonny Gray (12-6, 4.33 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 161 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals square off against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

St. Louis has a 36-31 record in home games and a 65-68 record overall. The Cardinals have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.33.

Pittsburgh has a 58-75 record overall and a 19-45 record on the road. The Pirates are 19-52 in games when they have given up a home run.

The teams meet Wednesday for the 12th time this season. The Pirates lead the season series 6-5.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson l

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