St. Louis at Pittsburgh

Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter faces the lowly Pirates today. With the Cards off a loss, they will come out strong today behind Carpenter. He's went 3-0 with a 2.37 ERA vs. Pittsburgh last season and is now 5-1 lifetime vs. the Pirates. In three starts this season, he's got a 2.37 ERA. His counterpart, Victor Santos is just 1-3 lifetime vs. St. Louis and he's gotten shelled in his three starts having given up 22 hits and 11 earned runs in just 14 innings pitched! With Carpenter on the mound, the Cards are 16-3 over the past three seasons following a loss. Pittsburgh is 0-14 over the last two seasons off a win by 6+ runs. Cards here.