Pittsburgh at St. Louis

It has been a long time since the Pittsburgh Pirates have contended in the National League, but they enter this game vs. the Cardinals just one game worse than them in the standings. Kevin Correia has pitched well of late allowing just 2 earned runs in his last two starts. After missing the entire 2011 season, Adam Wainwright has a 6-7 record and a 4.32 ERA - numbers that do not compare to how he was pitching prior to the arm injury and subsequent surgery. The Pirates have stood tall in division play where they are 11-3 in their last 14, and Wainwright has not been at his best on five days rest with the Cards just 1-8 in that scenario. The Cardinals have also been more like pretenders vs. winning teams at just 6-15 in their last 21. Play on Pittsburgh.