Sunday, July 19, 2015

Busch Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Jon Niese (5-8) vs. Tim Cooney (0-0)

The St. Louis Cardinals welcome the New York Mets to Busch Stadium on Sunday. Jon Niese is the probable starter for the Mets and he'll face Tim Cooney of the Cardinals. The opening line for this matchup has New York at +129 and St. Louis at -139. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Mets have a 40-45 over/under record and a 44-45 run line mark, meaning they cover 49% of the time. The Cardinals have a 35-52 over/under record and a 49-41 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 54% of the time.

The Mets show up with a 47-43 record, including 15-29 on the road. Jon Niese has an earned run average of 3.61 and is 5-8 so far on the season while having a 1.38 WHIP. The Mets are 6-11 over his 104.2 innings pitched and he's also given up 111 hits over that time period. Against the over/under, the Mets are 9-6 in his starts. He is getting 3.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 179 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 2.80. Teams are hitting .212 against the bullpen while being struck out 211 times and walking 95 times this season. As a team, New York has allowed 8.08 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.99 batters per nine. They are 3rd in the league in team earned run average at 3.23.

As a team, New York is batting .233, good for 30th in the league while putting together a .227 average away from home. The Mets on-base percentage sits at .297, which puts them at 26th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .362. They rank 30th in baseball with 7.7 hits per game and Juan Lagares leads the team with 81.

St. Louis is 32-11 at home while holding a 57-33 overall record on the season. Tim Cooney is starting this game 0-0 for the season with an earned run average of 4.34 and a WHIP of 1.39. The Cardinals have a record of 1-3 over the 18.2 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 20 hits. Against the over/under, the Cardinals are 4-0 when he starts. He is getting 5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 235 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 2.44. Teams are hitting .236 against the Cardinals bullpen while being struck out 242 times and walking 90 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 8.15 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.1 batters per nine. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.70.

As a team, they are batting .257, good for 7th in the league while putting together a .264 average at home. The Cardinals on-base percentage sits at .323, which puts them at 8th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .389. They rank 11th in baseball with 8.72 hits per game and Jhonny Peralta leads the team with 100.

In terms of team defense, the Mets have a fielding percentage of .984 with 54 total errors, 886 assists and 2,392 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .985 team fielding percentage while committing 52 errors, accumulating 881 assists and compiling 2,449 put outs.

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 40-45 against the over/under so far this season

The New York Mets are 44-45 against the run line so far this season

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 35-52 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 49-41 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

07/09/15 P Steven Matz Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
06/23/15 C Travis d'Arnaud Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/21)
06/04/15 RF Cesar Puello Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
05/14/15 P Buddy Carlyle Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/12)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/15)
04/06/15 P Joshua Edgin Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
04/06/15 P Zack Wheeler Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season

St. Louis Cardinals

07/06/15 P Jaime Garcia Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/1)
07/03/15 CF Jon Jay Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/1)
07/01/15 P Matt Belisle Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/26)
05/27/15 1B Matt Adams Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (05/26), out for regular season
05/03/15 P Jordan Walden Bicep Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/30)
04/28/15 P Adam Wainwright Achilles Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/25); out for season

Josh's Pick: Take the Cardinals

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