The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Citi Field.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander BradThompson in this game. Thompson has a 2-1 record and a 3.63 ERA this season.
It’ll be FernandoNieve toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. RighthanderNieve is 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
JoelPineiro threw a complete-game two-hitter to earn the victory, as the Cardinals dumped the Mets 3-0 on Tuesday night.
St. Louis cashed as a -110 road pick ’em, as the game played UNDER the 9.5-run total listed by sportsbooks.
AlbertPujols knocked in two runs for the Cardinals, while SkipSchumaker went 2-for-3 for St. Louis.
Losing pitcher LivanHernandez allowed two earned runs over seven innings for New York, which went 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position in the loss.
Team records: St. Louis: 40-32 SU New York: 35-34 SU
St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing NY Mets are 7-3 After a win are 4-6
New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 4-6 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games NY Mets are 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home NY Mets are 2-5 SU in its last 7 games NY Mets are 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Next up: NY Mets home to St. Louis, Thursday, June 25
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