Mets Cooling Off
The St. Louis Cardinals are keeping pace with the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. They haven’t been able to gain much ground in the last couple of weeks, but they are still within striking distance. St. Louis has to go into Citi Field to face the New York Mets on Monday. The Mets have been hot to start the season, but lately have shown that they are human with a 5-5 record over their last 10 games.
Let’s check the latest MLB picks, stats, injury reports, and MLB odds for the Cardinals vs Mets. We’ve plenty of MLB predictions.
Cardinals Need to Find Consistency
The St. Louis Cardinals are missing consistency up and down their lineup. The Cardinals have not been a team with a lot of offensive prowess in a few years, but they do have the capability to show out from time to time. That was the case on Sunday when they put up 15 runs on the San Francisco Giants. If the Cardinals could just find a middle ground to that run production, instead of an all-or-nothing type of production, they would be much better for it.
The Cardinals are going to be a slim underdog against the Mets. The key will be getting their bats going against a strong pitching team like the Mets. The Cardinals are 8-9 against teams above .500, but when you are facing a team like the Mets, you need to be at the top of your game.
The Cardinals will look for their pitching to keep them in the game as long as possible, which might be a tall task against one of the best offenses in baseball. But the Mets are just as human as anyone else and they have shown that as of late.
Mets Look to Rebound
Well, it was bound to happen at some point this season. After not losing a single series in their first 10 of the season, the New York Mets finally dropped a series over the weekend to the Seattle Mariners.
The Mets will look for a quick rebound as they welcome in the Cardinals. How they respond to dropping their first series will show what kind of vulnerabilities the Mets might have. All three games against Seattle were decided by one run. They lost starter Tylor Megill to the injured list, the power in the lineup has been streaky and the bullpen looked a bit shaky. These will all be things to pay attention to in coming days and weeks.
Cardinals vs Mets Head-to-Head
Monday’s game will kick off a four-game series between the two teams, wrapping up their seven- game season series. The Mets hold a 2-1 lead.
Miles Mikolas will toe the rubber for the Cardinals. He was especially good against the Mets earlier this season at home, going a strong seven innings without allowing a run. The Mets, who continue to get sidetracked with injuries on the mound, will send Trevor Williams out for his second start of the season. He has struggled but has been used mostly as a bridge guy out of the bullpen.
Cardinals vs Mets Game Information
- Game: Cardinals (18-15) vs Mets (23-13)
- Location: Citi Field, Flushing, NY
- Day/Time: Monday, May 16, 7:10 p.m. ET
- Cardinals vs Mets Live Stream: MLB.tv
Cardinals vs Mets Betting Lines
Cardinals vs Mets Prediction
The sportsbooks have the Mets as a slight favorite over the Cardinals at +103. This could be an interesting game with lines like this, especially with the Mets turning to a below-average starter against a team that has flashes of brilliance. Even the runline is showing the Cardinals have a good shot at upsetting this game at -200.
When you bet online, play a safer bet and go with the moneyline on the Cardinals at -190.
