Pittsburgh at St. Louis

Pittsburgh's offense is sixth in runs scored and on-base percentage, plus eighth in steals. The Pirates have won four of the last five starts made by Mitch Keller (3.59 ERA), who has a 2.65 ERA on the road. Last season, he had a 2.05 against the Cardinals in 26+ innings with 28 strikeouts and only six walks. The Pirates went 3-1 in those four starts. The St. Louis offense is 16th in runs scored and 19th in steals, plus 15th in on-base percentage and slugging. Batters are hitting .293 off Matthew Liberatore (4.40 ERA), who has a 4.68 ERA at home. The bullpen ranks 24th in ERA (4.47). Play Pittsburgh.