The Pirates are coming into this game with a 32-35 record this season but they have been playing much better in their recent games. They have won 3 of their last 5 as well as 5 of their last 8 games, and they are going to be hungry to win their 3rd straight series here. They are going up against a Cardinals team that is 32-34 this season and they have been very inconsistent recently, losing 3 of their last 6 games and 2 of their last 4 as well. Lance Lynn is starting for the Cardinals in this game and he is 2-3 with a 3.58 ERA this season. He started the season pitching very well, but Lynn has struggled a lot over the last few seasons and now he is starting to unravel in his starts. He allowed 4 earned runs in his last start and he has allowed at least 4 runs in each of his last 2 as well as 5 of his last 7 starts. Being at home has not made him much better either, allowing at least 4 earned runs in 2 of his last 3 home starts. The Pirates have been hitting well over their last 2 series and they are going to find ways to score here with Lynn starting to unravel as we get deeper into the season. Mitch Keller is starting for the Pirates here and he is 8-3 with a 3.16 ERA this season. He has also struggled a lot over the last few seasons, but he is having one of his best seasons in years right now and has showed no signs of slowing down. He allowed no runs in his last start and has allowed just 1 earned run or less in each of his last 3 starts. He has not allowed more than 2 runs in any of his last 6 starts either. This Cardinals offense has not been scoring a lot of runs in this series and this is a game that the Pirates can take advantage of that with Keller pitching very well this season. The Pirates will win this game and take the series.