New York Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals Series April 26-28: Odds, Starting Pitchers & Predictions

The St. Louis Cardinals are playing a three-game series versus the New York Mets, and are ahead 2-0 going into the next matchup, at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday.

Mets vs. Cardinals Series Info

Cardinals @ Mets

  • Time: Friday, April 26 at 7:10 PM ET
  • Mets Starting Pitcher: Jose Butto
  • Cardinals Starting Pitcher: Miles Mikolas
  • TV Channel: Apple TV+
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Cardinals @ Mets

  • Time: Saturday, April 27 at 4:05 PM ET
  • Mets Starting Pitcher: Adrian Houser
  • Cardinals Starting Pitcher: Sonny Gray
  • TV Channel: FOX
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • Cardinals @ Mets

  • Time: Sunday, April 28 at 1:40 PM ET
  • Mets Starting Pitcher: José Quintana
  • Cardinals Starting Pitcher: Lance Lynn
  • TV Channel: BSMW
  • Livestream: Fubo
  • How to Bet on Mets vs. Cardinals Games

    Mets vs. Cardinals Betting Insights

  • The Mets have won five of the 12 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (41.7%).
  • New York has been the underdog in 12 games this season and won seven (58.3%) of those contests.
  • The Cardinals have won 53.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (7-6).
  • St. Louis has entered the game as underdogs 14 times this season and won six, or 42.9%, of those games.
  • Mets vs. Cardinals Head to Head Betting Results

    Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result
    4/27/2024 Cardinals 7.5 -135 +115 7-4 STL
    4/26/2024 Mets 7.5 -125 +105 4-2 STL
    8/20/2023 Cardinals 10.5 -130 +110 7-3 STL
    8/19/2023 Mets 8.5 -115 -105 13-2 NYM
    8/18/2023 Cardinals 9 -150 +125 7-1 NYM
    8/17/2023 Mets 10.5 -120 +100 4-2 NYM
    6/18/2023 Mets 9.5 -125 +105 8-7 STL
    6/17/2023 Mets 9 -160 +135 5-3 STL
    6/16/2023 Cardinals 9 -120 +100 6-1 NYM

    Mets Leaders

    Mets’ Best Hitters

    Name GP AVG OBP SLG HR% K% BB%
    Pete Alonso 26 .252 .325 .515 7% 19.3% 7.9%
    Brandon Nimmo 25 .213 .373 .340 1.7% 21.2% 16.9%
    Francisco Lindor 26 .198 .277 .349 3.4% 17.6% 8.4%
    Jeff McNeil 25 .244 .323 .349 1% 12.4% 8.2%
    Tyrone Taylor 19 .321 .351 .491 3.4% 19% 5.2%

    Mets’ Leading Pitchers

    Player IP W-L H R ER K BB ERA OPP AVG
    Sean Manaea 24.1 1-1 21 11 9 27 14 3.33 .233
    Luis Severino 27 2-2 25 13 8 26 9 2.67 .238
    Reed Garrett 12.2 4-0 7 3 1 25 4 0.71 .156
    Jose Butto 22 0-1 12 7 7 25 12 2.86 .160
    José Quintana 25.2 1-2 27 12 12 20 14 4.21 .270

    Cardinals Leaders

    Cardinals’ Best Hitters

    Name GP AVG OBP SLG HR% K% BB%
    Willson Contreras 22 .289 .413 .539 4.3% 20.7% 14.1%
    Nolan Arenado 27 .284 .342 .373 0.9% 13.2% 7%
    Brendan Donovan 26 .230 .322 .370 1.7% 14.4% 8.5%
    Masyn Winn 23 .300 .378 .400 0% 19% 11.9%
    Paul Goldschmidt 26 .214 .306 .296 1.8% 30.1% 10.6%

    Cardinals’ Leading Pitchers

    Player IP W-L H R ER K BB ERA OPP AVG
    Sonny Gray 23.1 3-1 18 6 3 32 4 1.16 .214
    Lance Lynn 25.2 1-0 25 11 8 26 10 2.81 .245
    Miles Mikolas 32 2-3 40 21 21 25 7 5.91 .310
    Kyle Gibson 31 2-2 25 15 15 20 12 4.35 .227
    Ryan Helsley 15 2-2 13 5 3 17 2 1.80 .232

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