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The St. Louis Cardinals (15-20) stumble into Tuesday’s matchup with the New York Mets (17-18) looking to break a three-game losing streak. The contest starts at 7:45 PM ET on BSMW with the Cardinals listed as -124 favorites to right the ship.
Miles Mikolas gets the starting nod for St. Louis while Jose Butto is New York’s starter for the contest.
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Cardinals and Mets Betting Trends
The Cardinals have won 44.4% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (8-10).
St. Louis has a 6-8 record (winning 42.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -124 or shorter.
The Mets have won seven, or 43.8%, of the 16 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
This season, New York has won six of its 12 games, or 50%, when it’s the underdog by at least +103 on the moneyline.
The Cardinals have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times this season for a 12-22-1 record against the over/under.
The Mets’ games have gone over the total in 17 of their 35 chances.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 29 offense in MLB action scoring 3.5 runs per game (121 total runs).
St. Louis has hit 23 home runs this season, the lowest total in MLB action.
The Cardinals rank 27th in MLB with a .215 batting average.
St. Louis’ 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 15th in MLB.
The Cardinals pitching staff is 19th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
St. Louis has a 3.90 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets have scored the 15th-most runs in the league this season with 154 (4.4 per game).
New York ranks 14th in Major League Baseball with 36 home runs.
The Mets rank 16th in MLB with a .237 team batting average.
New York is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking fifth with an average of 7.6 strikeouts per game.
The Mets average 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the majors.
New York has the 11th-ranked ERA (3.69) in the majors this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Mikolas gets the start for the Cardinals, his eighth of the season. He is 2-4 with a 5.68 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings pitched.
Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in runs batted in with 19 while batting .286, which is also best on the team.
Willson Contreras’ six home runs are most among St. Louis batters. He’s driven in 12 runs this season while slugging .538.
Brendan Donovan has 29 hits this season and a slash line of .216/.294/.358.
Masyn Winn is batting .265 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .357 this season.
Mets Key Players to Watch
Butto (0-2) will take the mound for the Mets, his sixth start of the season.
Francisco Lindor is batting .204 with seven doubles, six home runs and 13 walks.
Brandon Nimmo has been productive as he paces his team with 22 runs batted in.
Pete Alonso leads the Mets with eight home runs.
Starling Marte is hitting .264 to lead his team.
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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