The Pittsburgh Pirates (71-78) visit the St. Louis Cardinals (74-75) to start a four-game series at Busch Stadium, with first pitch at 7:45 p.m. ET on Monday. The Pirates are on the back of a series defeat to the Royals, and the Cardinals a series loss to the Blue Jays.

The probable starters are Paul Skenes (10-2) for the Pirates and Andre Pallante (6-8) for the Cardinals.

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Pirates vs. Cardinals Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Monday, September 16, 2024
• Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
• TV: SportsNet PT
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Venue: Busch Stadium
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Skenes – PIT (10-2, 2.10 ERA) vs Pallante – STL (6-8, 4.13 ERA)

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Pirates Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Paul Skenes

• The Pirates’ Skenes (10-2) will make his 21st start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed six innings while giving up one earned run on six hits in a matchup with the Miami Marlins.
• The 22-year-old has pitched to a 2.10 ERA this season with 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine across 20 games.
• He has earned a quality start 14 times in 20 starts this season.
• Skenes will look to finish five or more innings for the 20th start in a row.
• He has five appearances with no earned runs allowed in 20 chances this season.

Paul Skenes vs. Cardinals

• The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .246 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 21st in the league (.388) and 153 home runs.
• The right-hander has faced the Cardinals two times this season, allowing them to go 9-for-52 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI in 14 2/3 innings.

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Andre Pallante

• Pallante (6-8 with a 4.13 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 102 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Cardinals, his 18th of the season.
• The righty’s last appearance came on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when he threw five innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
• The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.13, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 26 games this season. Opponents are hitting .250 against him.
• Pallante has five quality starts this season.
• Pallante will try to build upon a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.9 frames per outing).
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in eight of his 26 outings this season.

Andre Pallante vs. Pirates

• The opposing Pirates offense has the 26th-ranked slugging percentage (.371) and ranks 26th in home runs hit (144) in all of MLB. They have a collective .236 batting average, and are 22nd in the league with 1190 total hits and 21st in MLB action scoring 627 runs.
• Pallante has thrown 13 innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits while striking out eight against the Pirates this season.

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