Busch Stadium is where Nolan Arenado and the St. Louis Cardinals will challenge starter Vince Velasquez and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, April 13 at 7:45 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Arenado
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -151 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -114 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -128 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -120 |
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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Velasquez heads to the mound for the Pirates to make his third start of the season, seeking his first win.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Wednesday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Houston Astros without allowing a hit.
- The Pirates average just 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the league.
- The Pirates have pitched to a 4.92 this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
- The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.443 as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Pirates have allowed 17 home runs this season, or 1.4 per game. That ranks 20th in MLB play.
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Nolan Arenado Stats vs. the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/3/2022 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Luis Ortiz | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Juan Carlos Oviedo | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/10/2022 | JT Brubaker | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/15/2022 | Roansy Contreras | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/14/2022 | JT Brubaker | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/13/2022 | Mitch Keller | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Arenado Stats and Trends
- Arenado has tallied a hit 11 times this year in 12 games played (91.7%), with five multi-hit efforts (41.7%).
- This season, he has homered in two of the 12 games, going deep in 3.6% of his plate appearances.
- He has touched home plate at least once five times this year in 12 games played (41.7%), including one game with more than one run scored.
- In six of 12 games this year (50.0%), Arenado has plated a run, and in four of those games (33.3%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- He has been set down on strikes seven times this season in 12 games played (58.3%), including one game where he fanned multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | GP | 6 |
| 6 (100.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 5 (83.3%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 3 (50.0%) |
| 2 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (50.0%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 2 (33.3%) |
| 3 (50.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 3 (50.0%) |
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