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A losing streak will come to an end Monday when the St. Louis Cardinals (15-19), losers of two straight, take on the New York Mets (16-18). The Mets are hoping to avoid their third loss in a row. The Cardinals are -137 favorites to snap out of their slide when the teams hit the field at Busch Stadium, with first pitch at 7:45 PM ET on SNY.
Kyle Gibson gets the starting nod for St. Louis while Sean Manaea is New York’s starter for the contest.
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Cardinals and Mets Betting Trends
The Cardinals have won 47.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (8-9).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -137 or shorter, St. Louis has a 6-6 record (winning 50% of its games).
The Mets have been underdogs in 15 games this season and won six (40%) of those contests.
This season, New York has won four of its seven games when it’s the underdog by at least +115 on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 34 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 12 of those games (12-21-1).
Games involving the Mets have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 17 of 34 chances this season.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 29 offense in baseball scoring 3.5 runs per game (118 total runs).
St. Louis has hit 23 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.
The Cardinals have the third-worst batting average in the majors (.214).
St. Louis’ 8.6 strikeouts per game rank 15th in the majors.
The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
St. Louis has the 15th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.93).
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets have scored the 17th-most runs in the league this season with 150 (4.4 per game).
New York ranks 13th in Major League Baseball with 35 home runs.
The Mets have a team batting average of .236 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.
New York is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking sixth with an average of 7.7 strikeouts per game.
The Mets strike out 9.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
New York has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.71) in the majors this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Gibson gets the start for the Cardinals, his seventh of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.79 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings pitched.
Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 19 while batting .287, which is also best on the team.
Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in home runs with six while driving in 11 runs and slugging .539.
Brendan Donovan has 28 hits this season and a slash line of .215/.295/.354.
Masyn Winn has collected 25 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .351 on the year.
Mets Key Players to Watch
The Mets will hand the ball to Manaea (1-1) for his seventh start of the season.
Francisco Lindor is batting .207 with seven doubles, six home runs and 12 walks.
Brandon Nimmo’s 21 runs batted in pace his team.
Pete Alonso has racked up a team-high eight home runs.
Starling Marte’s .274 batting average is a team-high mark.
Cardinals and Mets Injuries
Cardinals: Matt Carpenter: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Riley O’Brien: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Back), Giovanny Gallegos: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Keynan Middleton: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Tommy Edman: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
Mets: Tylor Megill: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Smith: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Brooks Raley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Francisco Álvarez: 15 Day IL (Thumb), David Peterson: 60 Day IL (Hip), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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