Pirates Edge Cardinals 2-1 as Skenes Delivers, DarkHorse Cashes Small-Stake Lean

The Pirates squeaked past the Cardinals 2-1 at PNC Park, and DarkHorse's moneyline pick at -160 hits despite this one playing tighter than a drum. We called it a "small-stake lean" for good reason—banking on Paul Skenes' superior stuff and Pittsburgh's home-field edge over a Cardinals lineup littered with sub-.600 OPS…