PITTSBURGH • The Cardinals enter a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates here this weekend trying for their first season sweep on the road of the Pirates since 1965. That year the Cardinals were 9-0 at Forbes Field and they are 6-0 at PNC Park this year before Friday night’s game.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt has had much to do with the Cardinals’ overall 12-4 mark against the Pirates by hitting seven homers and batting .387 with 24 hits in 62 at-bats this season.
Miles Mikolas, making a staff high 29th start, is seeking his ninth win.