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The St. Louis Cardinals (15-21) stumble into Wednesday’s matchup with the New York Mets (18-18) looking to break a four-game losing streak. The contest starts at 1:15 PM ET on SNY with the Cardinals listed as -149 favorites to right the ship.
St. Louis’ Sonny Gray and New York’s Jose Quintana have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Cardinals are 8-11 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 42.1% of those games).
St. Louis has gone 2-3 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -149 or shorter (40% winning percentage).
The Mets have entered the game as underdogs 17 times this season and won eight, or 47.1%, of those games.
New York has entered seven games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 4-3 in those contests.
The Cardinals have played in 36 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 13 times (13-22-1).
The Mets’ games have gone over the total in 18 of their 36 chances.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have the No. 28 offense in baseball scoring 3.5 runs per game (126 total runs).
St. Louis is second-worst in MLB play with 26 home runs.
The Cardinals have the fourth-worst batting average in the majors (.218).
St. Louis strikes out 8.6 times per game to rank 16th in the majors.
The Cardinals pitching staff is 21st in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
St. Louis’ 3.99 team ERA ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets have scored the 15th-most runs in the league this season with 161 (4.5 per game).
New York’s 38 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
The Mets have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.
New York has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the fifth-best strikeout rate (7.6 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Mets strike out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
New York pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.72 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
Gray (4-1) takes the mound for the Cardinals in his sixth start of the season. He has a 0.89 ERA in 30 1/3 innings pitched, with 38 strikeouts.
Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis in batting average (.287) and runs batted in (20) this season.
Willson Contreras’ six home runs are most among St. Louis batters. He’s driven in 12 runs this season while slugging .551.
Brendan Donovan has 31 hits this season and a slash line of .223/.297/.381.
Masyn Winn is batting .265 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .357 this season.
Mets Key Players to Watch
The Mets will send Quintana (1-3) to the mound for his eighth start this season.
Brandon Nimmo paces the Mets with 25 runs batted in.
Francisco Lindor has seven doubles, six home runs and 13 walks while hitting .211.
Pete Alonso has hit a team-high nine home runs.
Starling Marte’s .269 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), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (Arm)
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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