St. Louis at Pittsburgh

St. Louis plays its fifth consecutive road contest after losing to Pittsburgh yesterday, 2-1. The offense is 22nd in runs scored, 18th in on-base percentage, 20th in slugging, and 19th in steals. The defense is fourth in fielding percentage and the relief pitching is fourth in ERA (3.43). They've lost six of 10 and are on a 15-10-1 UNDER run the total on the road. Pittsburgh's pitching is 12th in ERA (3.81) and ninth in fielding percentage on a 14-8 run UNDER the total. They've won nine of 12 and starter Martin Perez threw 7 innings against the Cardinals three starts ago in a 3-2 victory allowing just one run. Play Pittsburgh + UNDER the total.