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Skenes will try to earn a rare win over the Cardinals as the two teams continue a three-game series at PNC Park at 5:40 p.m. (51ºÚÁÏ time) on Tuesday.

Pittsburgh blitzed the Cardinals 7-0 in Monday's opener.

The second-year right-hander Skenes (4-7, 2.12 ERA), despite a 2.76 ERA vs. the Cardinals, is 0-4 in five starts. His team is 1-4 when he starts vs. 51ºÚÁÏ. He has twice as many losses to 51ºÚÁÏ as he has vs. the rest of the division combined.

Against the rest of the division, Skenes is 6-2, and his team is 9-3. He has not suffered more than one loss to any other team in baseball.

Earlier this season, Skenes permitted a career-worst five earned runs vs. the Cardinals, but he hasn't given up more than two runs vs. 51ºÚÁÏ in any other game. In those games, the blame can be placed squarely on his offense. The Pirates have tallied just seven total runs in his five starts vs. 51ºÚÁÏ.

Skenes is hoping the Pirates, in the midst of a historic offensive explosion, can finally provide him some backing Tuesday.

After Monday's 7-0 win over 51ºÚÁÏ, Pittsburgh has won four straight games by seven or more runs, a feat accomplished by a National League team only twice since the Great Depression, most recently by the Dodgers in 1974.

Skenes is coming off a poor outing at Milwaukee last time out (four innings pitched, four earned runs). Milwaukee , forcing Skenes to throw 37 pitches, his most in an inning in his career.

The Cardinals will start right-hander Andre Pallante (5-4, 4.43 ERA), who has a 2.95 ERA in his last four starts, two runs better than his number to that point.

The Cardinals are 47-39, third in the National League Central and three games behind the Cubs.

51ºÚÁÏ will need to win the final two games to avoid losing both series in Pittsburgh this season and enter a key series at the Cubs with some momentum.

Pittsburgh is 36-50, last in the division. The Pirates took two of three from 51ºÚÁÏ in the Cardinals' other trip to Pittsburgh this season.

In their last eight games, the Pirates are averaging 6.9 runs per game and are hitting .327, the best number in baseball since June 22. 

How to watch Cardinals at Pirates

When: 5:40 p.m. Tuesday

Where: PNC Park in Pittsburgh

TV/radio: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest (); KMOX (1120 AM and 104.1 FM), other stations in the as well as .

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Lineups

CARDINALS

1. Brendan Donovan, 2B

2. Masyn Winn, SS

3. Alec Burleson, RF

4. Willson Contreras, 1B

5. Nolan Gorman, 3B

6. José Fermín, DH

7. Lars Nootbaar, LF

8. Pedro Pagés, C

9. Victor Scott II, CF

P: Andre Pallante, RHP

PIRATES

1. Spencer Horwitz, 1B

2. Andrew McCutchen, DH

3. Bryan Reynolds, RF

4. Nick Gonzales, 2B

5. Oneil Cruz, CF

6. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B

7. Tommy Pham, LF

8. Henry Davis, C

9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS

P: Paul Skenes, RHP

Injury report

Nolan Arenado, 3B (swollen right hand): Cardinals Gold Glove-winning infielder was able to take batting practice and go through his pre-game routine without limitations. He is in the lineup Monday against the Pirates, but manager Oliver Marmol said that was pending a conversation after the workouts to see how the hand responded. He was moved to DH after that discussion. Updated June 30

Lars Nootbaar, OF (ribcage pain): The plan at PNC Park on Monday afternoon was for Nootbaar to participate in batting practice and then meet with the training staff and the manager to determine the likelihood he would be available to play Tuesday. Rain washed out BP for the Cardinals, moving that workout and those discussions indoors with no resolution expected before game time Monday. Nootbaar is almost a week removed from an anti-inflammatory injection that required 48 hours of inactivity. Updated June 30

Jordan Walker, OF (appendicitis): Walker began a rehab assignment on Saturday and collected one hit in four at-bats while hitting from Class AAA Memphis’s designated hitter spot. He reportedly came out of the game fine and was slated to start in right field for Memphis on Sunday. Walker, who received a nonsurgical treatment for appendicitis, was sent to the hospital on Tuesday night and spent the night there before returning home the next morning. During his rehab assignment, the Cardinals want to see how Walker’s body responds to increased activity. If all goes well, Walker is expected to be ready to come off the injured list when he is eligible to do so on July 3. Updated June 29

Ivan Herrera, C/DH (left hamstring strain): Herrera has started doing some workouts on the field and in the weight room to ease into his recovery from a slightly torn hamstring string. He has not been inactive since the event. He felt a "pull" in his hamstring while running the bases June 19 during a game vs. the White Sox. He is expected to miss anywhere from two-to-six weeks with a Grade 2 strain in his left hamstring and went on the injured list on June 20. Updated June 26

Zack Thompson, LHP (shoulder, lat strain): Lefty starter has begun a throwing program designed to strengthen his arm after a long stretch without much activity. The shoulder has responded well and Thompson has felt progress with this program, which had to be restarted because his recovery stalled in May. There is no timetable for his return to the mound. Updated June 19