Pittsburgh at St. Louis

Pittsburgh had lost nine in a row against the Cardinals before finally winning, 8-2, on Thursday, but don't expect that to continue as the Pirates still are 27-46 overall and 11-25 on the road while firmly in last place in the NL Central. Wil Crowe is 0-4 with a 6.42 ERA overall and 0-1 and .790 in June while allowing 12 runs on 14 hits 13 2/3 innings. Kwang Hyun Kim has pitched much better than his 1-5 record indicates as he has an overall ERA of 3.60 and 2.66 at home. Kim has given up just two runs on six hits his last two starts (10 innings pitched) for St. Louis. The Pirates are 15-36 their past 51 games versus NL Central teams and 8-23 their past 31 road games against teams with losing records. Take the Cardinals.