The St. Louis Cardinals are coming off a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. They still have a chance of making it to the postseason and I like the Cards to win again here with Michael Wacha on the mound.

Wacha (12-8, 4.02 ERA) has won three of his last four starts behind a 2.45 ERA. That includes eight scoreless innings against the Pirates on Sept. 10 and he's 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA in three starts against Pittsburgh on the season.

The home team turns to Ivan Nova (11-14, 4.20 ERA) who has hit a rough patch. The Pirates have lost six of his last seven starts and he was tagged with five runs in five innings when pitching opposite Wacha in a 7-0 loss earlier this month. Nova is 1-2 with a 4.82 ERA in three starts against the Cards on the season.

The Pirates are 2-12 in their last 14 overall, the Cardinals are 13-3 in their last 16 vs. a team with a losing record.

My selection is an 8* play on St. Louis Cardinals