St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets
- The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Shea Stadium.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kyle Lohse in this game. Lohse has a 12-2 record and a 3.35 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Mets will be ace Johan Santana. The lefthander has a 3.05 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Albert Pujols belted a game-winning home run in the 14th inning on Saturday, as the Cardinals got past the Mets 10-8. The Cardinals won the game as +120 underdogs, while the 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Pujols went 5-for-8 at the plate and drove in three runs for the Cardinals. Brad Thompson tossed two scoreless innings to pick up the win.
Carlos Delgado smacked two home runs and finished 2-for-6 at the plate with three RBIs for the Mets, who were favored at -135 in that game. Aaron Heilman gave up two runs over three innings to suffer the loss.
Team records:
St. Louis: 58-48 SU
New York: 56-48 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets are 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
NY Mets are 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
- The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Shea Stadium.
The Cardinals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Kyle Lohse in this game. Lohse has a 12-2 record and a 3.35 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Mets will be ace Johan Santana. The lefthander has a 3.05 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Albert Pujols belted a game-winning home run in the 14th inning on Saturday, as the Cardinals got past the Mets 10-8. The Cardinals won the game as +120 underdogs, while the 18 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Pujols went 5-for-8 at the plate and drove in three runs for the Cardinals. Brad Thompson tossed two scoreless innings to pick up the win.
Carlos Delgado smacked two home runs and finished 2-for-6 at the plate with three RBIs for the Mets, who were favored at -135 in that game. Aaron Heilman gave up two runs over three innings to suffer the loss.
Team records:
St. Louis: 58-48 SU
New York: 56-48 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets are 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
NY Mets are 14-4 SU in its last 18 games