The St. Louis Cardinals pulled off some late inning magic last night when they scored two in the top of the ninth to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. They've now won four on the bounce and remain in contention for a trip to the postseason while the Pirates just wish the season would end already.

Saturday night the Cards hand the ball to Lance Lynn (11-7, 3.09 ERA). They've won just one of his last seven starts, but the right-hander has been solid most outings. He's 5-4 with a 3.14 ERA in 17 road starts on the season and 2-1 behind a 3.32 ERA in three starts against the Pirates.

The Pirates turn to Gerrit Cole (11-11, 4.13 ERA). They've have lost six of his last seven starts and the 27 year old has been tagged with four runs or more in all but two of those starts. Cole has held the Cards to five runs in 18 innings of work on the season, but I think the motivated Cards will do a lot of damage tonight.

The Cardinals are 14-3 in their last 17 vs. a team with a losing record. The Pirates are 2-13 in their last 15 overall.

My selection is a 10* play on St. Louis Cardinals.