Pittsburgh at St. Louis

St. Louis looks to salvage the final game of this series, and they can't afford many more losses if it wants to stay in postseason competition. Pittsburgh still is solidly in last place in the NL Central and 20-44 on the road. Ageless Adam Wainwright is just what the Cardinals need as he has not allowed more than three earned runs his last six starts, including a 2-0 win over Milwaukee on Tuesday. St. Louis has won five of his past six starts and 10 of his past 13. Wainwright has faced the Pirates twice this year and allowed just one run on eight hits in 15 innings. Pittsburgh is 14-40 versus NL Central teams and 17-55 its past 72 games in the third game of a series. Take the Cardinals for a Max Play.