Pirates Play Cardinals In NLDS

Oct 3, 2013 6:36 AM

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the St. Louis Cardinals in Game One of their National League Division Series tonight at Busch Stadium. The Pirates advanced to the NLDS with a 6-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the National League Wild Card game on Tuesday. Russell Martin homered twice to lead the Bucs to their first postseason win since 1992. A.J. Burnett starts the series opener for Pittsburgh, while St. Louis counters with Adam Wainwright. The Cardinals have home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs after winning the Central Division with the Senior Circuit's best record at 97-and-65. The Pirates won 10 of the 19 regular season meetings between the two teams.