The and St. Louis will kick off the 2020 season on Friday night in a matchup that pits divisional bookends against each other. The Pirates finished last in the National League Central in 2019, while the Cardinals won the division and advanced to the NL Championship Series before being downed by the last October.Here's what you need to know and how you can Adam Cracknell Women Jersey watch the game. How can I watch the game? When: Friday, Jul. 24 |Time:8:15 p.m. ET Venue:Busch Stadium -- St. Louis, Mi souri TV:AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh/Fox Sports Midwest|Stream:MLB.TV What do I need to know about the pitching matchup? gets the first Opening Day nod of his career, and it comes by default as both and are out for the season. Musgrove has proven to be a slightly above-average starter in two seasons in Pittsburgh: he's posted a 96 ERA+ and 4.15 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 285 innings. His broad arsenal includes a high-spin fastball that sits in the low-90s and a slider that held opponents to a Jason Spezza Jersey .174 average last season. is also getting the first Opening Day start of his career. He pitched phenomenally down the stretch last season: over his final 17 outings he posted a 1.22 ERA and struck out 109 more batters than he walked in 111 frames. Flaherty's main offerings are a mid-90s fastball and a slider that generated whiffs on more than 45 percent of the swings taken against it. What about the starting lineups?The Pirates' attack is led by three players: Johnny Bower Jersey first baseman , outfielder , and shortstop . Pittsburgh doesn't have anyone else on its roster who was with the team last season and produced an OPS+ of 110 or better. On a related note, the Pirates are not expected to have a high-quality lineup this season.As for the Cardinals, they've mostly returned the same group of position players, albeit minus right-handed outfielders and . The one notable addition the Cardinals Connor Brown Jersey made to their hitting pool was , a left-hander without a position who could see action as a platoon DH. Otherwise, this lineup will rely heavily on familiar faces like , , , and , to name a few. What are the oddsmakers saying about this game? Odds:PIT +157| STL -172| O/U: 8.5 runsSo who wins? And which side of the money line has all the value? . OK, give me your pickThe Cardinals have three factors working in their favor: the better starter, the better lineup, and the Dominic Moore Women Jersey home-field aspect (whatever that's worth these days). Anything can happen in one game, but we'll a sume the Cardinals get off to a 1-0 start.
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