The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three game series Monday night with the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park. It should be an important series in the standings as both teams look to gain some ground in the NL Central. The defending division champion Cardinals had a chance to move into first place in the division with a win on Sunday, but the Cardinals received a bad loss to NL East-worst Philadelphia. The average price for Pittsburgh Pirates tickets on the secondary market during the series is $26. That average is 54% below the season average at PNC Park.
8/25/14 – John Lackey vs Francisco Liriano | Avg. Price: $19 | Get in Price: $3
In the opening game of this series, St. Louis will send recent acquisition John Lackey (1-1) to the mound, as the Cardinals look for their eighth win against Pittsburgh in 14 meetings this year. The Pirates will send out Francisco Liriano (3-10) who has been struggling with losing his past three starts with a current ERA of 4.18. Pirates tickets for this game are well below their season home average at a price of just $19 and a get in price of $3.
8/26/14 – Lance Lynn vs Gerrit Cole | Avg. Price: $26 | Get In Price: $4
Tuesday’s night game between the Cardinals and Pirates features a pitching matchup between St. Louis right hander Lance Lynn (14-8), who has pitched very well this year looking to record his fourth straight win in four starts, and Pittsburgh right hander Gerrit Cole (7-4), who is coming off a strong outing but no decision against Atlanta. Pirates vs St Louis Cardinals tickets for the middle game of the series have a current average price of $26, which is 53.5% below their home average with a get in price of $4.
8/27/14 – Adam Wainwright vs Jeff Locke | Avg. Price: $28 | Get In Price: $4
The series finale is the most expensive of the series, but at a current average price of just $28, it is well below their home average with a get in price of $4. The pitching matchup features St. Louis right hander Adam Wainwright (15-8), looking to record his sixteenth win of the season, against Pirates left hander Jeff Locke (5-3).
