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Cardinals play the Pirates leading series 1-0

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

St. Louis Cardinals (15-13, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (16-13, third in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.

m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Kyle Leahy (0-0); Pirates: TBD LINE: Pirates -159, Cardinals +134; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pittsburgh has gone 8-6 at home and 16-13 overall. The Pirates have the fourth-best team ERA in the majors at 3. 36.

St. Louis has a 15-13 record overall and an 8-5 record on the road. Cardinals hitters have a collective .

390 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the NL. The teams square off Tuesday for the second time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Gonzales leads the Pirates with a .