St. Louis Cardinals (47-38) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (35-50)
Game Details: Tuesday, June 30, 2025 @ 6:40 pm EST
Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA
E. Fedde (R) vs. A. Heaney (L)
Where to Watch: MLB.TV
We have an exciting NL Central battle as the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of a three-game series. The Cardinals are third in the NL Central with a 47-38 record up to this point and will have righty Erick Fedde on the bump. The Pirates are fifth in the NL Central with a 35-50 record and veteran southpaw Andrew Heaney will be pitching in this game.
Betting Odds
| Team | Spread | Total Runs | Money Line |
 | -1.5 (+133) | Over 8.5 (-120) | -127 |
 | +1.5 (-162) | Under 8.5 (-101) | +104 |
Apex Tale of The Tape
| Team Stats | |
| 4.74 | Runs/G | 3.49 |
| .255 | BA | .234 |
| .325 | OBP | .307 |
| .398 | SLG | .347 |
| .723 | OPS | .654 |
| 87 | HR | 60 |
| 47 | SB | 74 |
| 3.91 | ERA | 3.78 |
| 1.26 | WHIP | 1.21 |
| 7.4 | K/9 | 7.5 |
| .990 | Fielding Percentage | .986 |
| 21 | Saves | 17 |
Projected Starting Pitchers H2H
| Erick Fedde | Player Stats | Andrew Heaney |
| 3-7 | W/L | 3-7 |
| 4.11 | ERA | 4.48 |
| 87.2 | IP | 86.1 |
| 1.36 | WHIP | 1.25 |
| 57 | K | 64 |
| 38 | BB | 30 |
Key Stats
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are coming off a 7-0 road win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. The team was able to hit well as they were 11-for-35 with three walks and 10 strikeouts on the day as Nolan Gorman and Victor Scott II each homered while Gorman and Jose Fermin stole a base. St. Louis was 2-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Matthew Liberatore pitched well as he threw six shutout innings to improve to 6-6 this season.
The Cardinals are going to be sending righty Erick Fedde to the mound and he is currently 3-7 with a 4.11 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP in 87.2 innings. He needs to improve in terms of limiting hits as he has a .245 opposing batting average thus far. Fedde faced the Pirates once this season without factoring into the decision as he pitched six no-hit innings while giving up four walks and a pair of strikeouts.
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are looking to build off their 12-1 home win on Sunday over the New York Mets. The lineup was able to go 16-for-36 with two walks and nine strikeouts as Oneil Cruz (x2), Tommy Pham, and Bryan Reynolds each hit a home run. The team was able to go 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position but stranded five men on base as well. Mike Burrows did not factor into the decision as he pitched 4.1 innings and gave up one run.
Veteran left-hander Andrew Heaney will be getting the start for the Pittsburgh Pirates and is holding his own as he is 3-7 with a 4.48 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP in 86.1 innings over 16 starts. Heaney has struggled to limit the amount of home runs against him as he has allowed 14 this season after giving up 23 over 160.0 innings in 2024. He faced the Cardinals once last season as a member of the Texas Rangers in a losing effort as he allowed six runs on six hits with one walk and a pair of strikeouts over 4.1 innings.Â
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Trends
| Betting Stats | |
| 7-3 | W/L 10 | 6-4 |
| 48-37 | ATS | 41-44 |
| 44-37-4 | O/U | 37-45-3 |
Prediction
These offenses over the course of the season are at two completely different levels as St. Louis is 12th with a .723 team OPS while Pittsburgh is down at 29th with a .654 team OPS thus far. Being able to hit with runners in scoring position shows a gap as well with the Cardinals being tied with the Miami Marlins for ninth place with a .756 team OPS in those at-bats while the Cardinals are 25th in baseball with a .684 team OPS with runners in scoring position. The Cardinals won four of the last five games against one another so go with the St. Louis Cardinals to win this game.
