The St. Louis Cardinals took the first two games of their three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cardinals will go for the sweep by sending Carlos Martinez to the mound. He has posted a 4.76 ERA over 28.1 innings with 17 strikeouts and seven walks. Pittsburg will look to avoid the sweep by handing the ball over to Wil Crowe. He has pitched in two games this season, making one start, and has given up 2 runs in 4.2 innings with five strikeouts and four walks. Martinez has not pitched well this season and their offense has struggled at times. Pittsburgh has been a surprising team this year and I don't see them getting swept by this Cardinals team.

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