Vince Velasquez opening up the series in STL after The Cardinals who are top 5 in hits and top 3 overall batting average while Vince has 4 strikeouts in 7 innings pitched, with a 9.82 ERA and an 0-2 record. Cardinals are putting Jordan Montgomery on the mound who is 2-0 to start the year averaging a strikeouts per inning played and a 2.25 ERA and 1.0 WHIP. The pirates have struggled to consistently produce vs decent pitching staffs (like the Reds and UNLIKE the Redsox). Cardinals should easily win this opening matchup, as they have been hitting the ball well, but just need to convert those hits into runs and double plays. The opportunity will be there tonight.

Official Play: Cardinals -1.5

Side Bet: Cardinals over 4.5 Runs