Steven Brault and Miles Mikolas are not guys you will see up for the Cy Young, but both have ERAs below 2.75 in their past nine respective starts and could continue a trend that has developed in St. Louis.

Entering the weekend, the Cardinals had played 63.5 percent of their home games Under the closing total, which leads the league. The next closest team is the Indians, with 59 percent of their home games dipping Under.

The Pirates’ bats seem willing to oblige. Entering Saturday, they had been 4-22 since the All-Star break, scoring fewer than four runs per game. Though the Cardinals were 15-11 since the break, they were scoring only about 4.3 runs per game.

To help the cause even more, Pirates starter Brault has given up two earned runs or fewer in 10 of his last 12 starts and has allowed one home run since May 12. Mikolas is giving up 0.5 home runs per nine innings over his last nine starts and is issuing 1.2 walks per nine innings in that span. He is backed up by a bullpen that ranks sixth in the league in ERA.

With both teams also in the bottom four of the National League in batting average, there are a ton of reasons to take the total Under.

The play: Pirates-Cardinals, Under 8 ¹/₂ runs.