Cardinals-Mets Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Citi Field.

Righthander Kyle Lohse will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Lohse is 4-6 this season with a 4.14 ERA.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Jonathon Niese who starts for the Mets. Lefthander Niese is 1-2 with a 4.75 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Albert Pujols‘ grand slam highlighted a five-run 10^th inning, as the Cardinals clipped the Mets 12-7 on Tuesday night.

St. Louis won as -105 road underdogs as the game played OVER the 7-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Pujols finished 4-for-5 with two homers and five runs batted in for the Cardinals, while Kyle McClellan picked up the win in relief of starter Joel Pineiro for St. Louis.

Gary Sheffield was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for New York, as Pedro Feliciano was handed the loss after entering the game in relief of Mets starter Johan Santana.

Current streak:
New York has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
St. Louis: 59-50 SU
New York: 49-57 SU

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing San Diego are 3-7
After playing St. Louis are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
NY Mets are 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
NY Mets are 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

Next up:
St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Friday, August 7
NY Mets at San Diego, Thursday, August 6