New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+110) St. Louis (-130)

The St. Louis Cardinals (15-19) welcome the New York Mets (16-18) at Busch Stadium on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Mets at +110 while the Cardinals are priced at -130. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Sean Manaea and Miles Mikolas.

The Mets have hit 48 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 34 balls out of the stadium. New York owns a slugging percentage of .372 and have been rung up 252 times, while taking a walk on 109 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which is 17th in MLB. They have earned 138 RBI's in addition to 266 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .237. They have earned a total of 144 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .312.

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The Mets have an ERA of 3.64 on the year (10th in baseball), and they have rung up 308 batters. Mets pitchers have allowed 19 home runs and also 141 total runs (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 146 opposing players and their FIP is 3.55 as a unit on the season. New York has given up 238 base hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 120 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.11 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Mets bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 72.7% and has entered the game in 29 save situations. The relievers have inherited 45 runners this year and 28.9% of those runners crossed the plate. Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 35 times as well as having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 111 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 18 holds this season (16th in the league). They have compiled 8 saves this season and have blown 3 of 11 save opportunities.

The Mets have turned 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,673 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 14th in pro baseball. The New York Mets have 891 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 267 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which is 27th in baseball, and they have turned 29 double plays.

Manaea has taken the hill for 1,032 innings and has accounted for 955 punch outs in his MLB career. Manaea (66-57 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 4,323 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.07 (467 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.229. He has surrendered 978 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 290 walks.

The Cardinals hold a slugging % of .333 and they tally 3.55 runs per outing (28th in baseball). They have recorded 50 two-baggers, while walking 115 times and scoring 117 runs. St. Louis has accounted for 22 home runs this season as well as 111 RBIs. They have been rung up on 282 occasions (15th in the league) and have tallied 234 base knocks. The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded a team OBP of .299 in addition to a batting average of .217 this season.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.276 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (274 strikeouts against 96 bases on balls). They are sitting at 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 278. They have given up 38 long balls and they concede 4.45 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 145 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (127 earned runs relinquished).

St. Louis has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 15 save chances and they have recorded 12 saves. They are ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save rate of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 101 relievers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 30 times in high leverage situations in addition to 32 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score rate of 40.5% out of their 42 inherited base runners. With 40 save situations, the Cardinals have earned 25 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 304 assists, 11 errors and have notched a total of 881 putouts over the course of the season. In 2,643 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (18th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Mikolas has allowed 960 base hits while accumulating 702 K's in 962 innings pitched. Mikolas (56-57 career mark) has earned a 4.00 earned run average while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 428 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.196 and having a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.68 and he has gone up against 3,993 opposing batters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Louis (-130)

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