MLB Picks: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds: August 23rd 2010

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB Pick: Under 8.5 Runs -110 odds
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At 7:05 pm, our complimentary selection is on the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates ‘under’ the total. The Cardinals would love nothing more than for righthanded starter Kyle Lohse to have a quality start tonight. After coming off the DL and pitching for the first time in almost three months, the veteran got rocked in his comeback start against the Cubs last Sunday and the team is certainly hoping that the three inning, seven run effort was nothing more than Lohse shaking the rust and cobwebs in preparation for the stretch drive. With the pesky Cincinnati Reds refusing to go away, the Cards will have to continue to win most of their games if they are to catch the surprising team that is leading them by about three games with barely more than a month to go. The situation couldn’t be better for Lohse to have a serious bounce back tonight as he gets this start at Pittsburgh, not only a team that the Cards have dominated in recent meetings, but also one that Lohse has done extremely well against. In his career, the former American Leaguer is 4-0 with a 2.14 ERA in seven appearances (six starts). Of course, he’s going to have to go up against the guy who is probably pitching the best right now for Pittsburgh, even if it hasn’t been reflected in the won-loss column. Righthander Ross Ohlendorf has a 2.35 ERA over his last 10 starts, but poor run support has resulted in a record of just 1-4 during that time. Take the ‘under.’ As always, good luck…Al McMordie.