Here are some trends to keep an eye on this week during the Pirates series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals (Hint: Could be another bad series for the Pirates):
St. Louis has the most wins of any opponent at PNC Park. The Cardinals are 41-17 lifetime at PNC Park. The only year the Pirates had a winning record against the Cardinals at home was 2006 (5-4).
Wednesday: Ian Snell (Pittsburgh) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (St. Louis):
Pirates catcher Ronny Paulino is 2-for-4 with 2 RBI against Wellemeyer. ... Jason Bay is 0-for-4 with four strikeouts. Wellemeyer has 11 strikeouts and three walks against the current Pirates' roster. ... Albert Pujols is 9-for-16 with two doubles, four home runs and seven RBI off Snell. ... Yadier Molina (.385, one HR), Chris Duncan (.267, one HR) and Cesar Izturis (.300) have also hit well of Snell.
Thursday: Tom Gorzelanny (Pittsburgh) vs. Joel Pineiro (St. Louis):
Bay and Xavier Nady have each homered off Pineiro and are a combined 5-for-13 lifetime against him. ... The three ex-American League players (Doug Mientkiewicz, Luis Rivas and Chris Gomez) each have at least 18 at bats against Pineiro, who used to pitch with Seattle, and all three have had moderate success against him. Mientkiewicz is 7-for-25 with two doubles, Rivas is 5-for-22 with a double and a triple and Gomez is 6-for-18 with two doubled and a triple. ... While Pujols is only 3-for-13 off Gorzelanny, light-hitting second baseman Aaron Miles if 6-for-9. ... Rick Ankiel is also 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
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