The St. Louis Cardinals (25-32) visit the Pittsburgh Pirates (28-27) to open a three-game series at PNC Park, with first pitch at 7:05 PM ET on Friday. The Cardinals are on the back of a series split with the Royals, and the Pirates a series win over the Giants.

The probable pitchers are Jack Flaherty (3-4) for the Cardinals and Roansy Contreras (3-4) for the Pirates.

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Cardinals vs. Pirates Pitcher Matchup Info

  • Date: Friday, June 2, 2023
  • Time: 7:05 PM ET
  • TV: SportsNet PT
  • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Venue: PNC Park
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
  • Probable Pitchers: Flaherty - STL (3-4, 4.81 ERA) vs Contreras - PIT (3-4, 4.33 ERA)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Jack Flaherty

  • Flaherty (3-4) will take the mound for the Cardinals, his 12th start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed seven hits in seven innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
  • The 27-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with an ERA of 4.81, a 1.71 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.534.
  • In 11 starts this season, he's earned three quality starts.
  • Flaherty has eight starts of five or more innings this season in 11 chances. He averages 5.3 innings per outing.

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Pirates Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Roansy Contreras

  • Contreras makes the start for the Pirates, his 10th of the season. He is 3-4 with a 4.33 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 52 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His last appearance was in relief on Sunday when the right-hander tossed two scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners while giving up just one hit.
  • In 10 games this season, the 23-year-old has a 4.33 ERA and 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .254 to opposing hitters.
  • Contreras is trying to secure his fifth quality start of the year in this outing.
  • Contreras is trying to pick up his ninth start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.

Roansy Contreras vs. Cardinals

  • The opposing Cardinals offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 492 total hits and ninth in MLB play with 273 runs scored. They have the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.426) and are sixth in all of MLB with 76 home runs.
  • Contreras has pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out six against the Cardinals this season.

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