NEWSLETTER
Nolan Arenado and the St. Louis Cardinals (15-21) host Brandon Nimmo and the New York Mets (18-18) on Wednesday, with first pitch at 1:15 PM ET.
Keep scrolling to find out all the details on how to watch St. Louis square off against New York live.
When is Cardinals vs. Mets and when does it start?
Where to watch Cardinals vs. Mets
The Cardinals and Mets will take to the diamond at Busch Stadium for this matchup on May 8, and if you would like to see the event live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on SNY.
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Cardinals vs. Mets Game Preview
The Mets defeated the Cardinals 7-5 yesterday, with Jose Butto getting the win (5.0 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 3 K) and Pete Alonso leading the way offensively (going 2-for-2 with a double, a home run and three RBI). Miles Mikolas (4.0 IP, 6 R, 9 H, 3 K) took the loss for the Cardinals.
Cardinals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Cardinals have put together an 8-11 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 42.1% of those games).
St. Louis is second-worst in MLB action with 26 home runs.
The Cardinals are slugging .340, the third-lowest average in baseball.
St. Louis’ 3.99 team ERA ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the 17th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.280).
Mets Stats, Odds & Insights
The Mets have been underdogs in 17 games this season and won eight (47.1%) of those contests.
New York’s 38 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
The Mets are 17th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .376 this season.
New York pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
The Mets rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.318 WHIP this season.
Cardinals Starter Recent Performance: Sonny Gray
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. White Sox | May 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| at Mets | April 27 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| vs. Brewers | April 21 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| at Athletics | April 15 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| vs. Phillies | April 9 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Mets Starter Recent Performance: José Quintana
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Rays | May 3 | 2.2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| vs. Cardinals | April 28 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| at Giants | April 22 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| vs. Pirates | April 16 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| at Braves | April 11 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Sonny Gray (4-1) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his sixth start of the season. He’s put together a 0.89 ERA in 30 1/3 innings pitched, with 38 strikeouts.
In his last appearance on Saturday, the righty went seven scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox while surrendering three hits.
In five games this season, the 34-year-old has a 0.89 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .194 to opposing hitters.
Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 20 while batting .287, which is also best on the team.
Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in home runs with six while driving in 12 runs and slugging .551.
Brendan Donovan is slashing .223/.297/.381 this season for the Cardinals.
Mets Key Players to Watch
The Mets’ Jose Quintana (1-3) will make his eighth start of the season.
The left-hander gave up eight earned runs and allowed 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings pitched against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.
The 35-year-old has an ERA of 5.20 and 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .278 in seven games this season.
Nimmo has put up a team-best 25 runs batted in.
Francisco Lindor has seven doubles, six home runs and 13 walks while batting .211.
Alonso has a team-high nine homers.
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