New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (15-19) are welcoming the New York Mets (16-18) at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Butto and Miles Mikolas.

The Mets have tallied 48 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 35 baseballs out of the stadium. New York has a slugging rate of .369 and have struck out 261 times, while taking a walk on 116 occasions. As a squad, the New York Mets are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 17th in baseball. They have 142 RBI's as well as 274 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .236. They have earned a total of 150 runs scored while having a team OBP of .313.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. Mets pitchers have surrendered 20 home runs and 148 runs (17th in MLB). New York has surrendered 247 hits (7.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 126 earned runs. The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.71 this year (12th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 319 hitters. They have walked 155 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.61 as a squad this year.

The Mets bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 61.5% and stepped onto the hill in 34 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 45 runners over the course of the season and 28.9% of them crossed the plate. Mets relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 36 times in addition to having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have dispatched 116 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have racked up 21 holds on the year (11th in the league). They have accumulated 8 saves on the year and have not converted 5 of 13 chances to save the game.

The New York Mets have a tally of 918 putouts this year, in addition to 276 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 27th in baseball, and have a total of 30 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,754 innings, which has them ranked 17th in pro baseball.

Butto (1-6 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.14 while he has faced 315 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 58 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 39 walks. His earned run average is 3.89 (32 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.311. Butto has pitched in 74 frames and has earned 74 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an OBP of .294 in addition to a team batting average of .214 so far this year. They have been rung up on 293 instances (15th in MLB) and have recorded 238 base hits. St. Louis has a total of 23 home runs over the course of the season as well as 112 runs batted in. The Cardinals have a team SLG% of .330 and they score 3.47 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have put up 50 doubles, while walking 115 times and recording 118 runs.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.267 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a unit this season. They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 287. The St. Louis pitching staff have allowed 150 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.93 (132 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.50 (286 strikeouts vs 96 free passes). They have given up 39 homers and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

With 40 save situations, the Cardinals have 25 holds and also 3 blown saves. St. Louis has had relievers enter the game in 15 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 31 times in high leverage situations and on 34 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.9% out of their 44 inherited runners. They rank 2nd in MLB with a save rate of 80.0%, and they have dispatched 105 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

Out of their 2,724 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (20th in the majors). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in MLB). The Cardinals have recorded 311 assists, 11 errors and are sitting with 908 putouts during this campaign.

Mikolas (56-57 career record) has a 4.00 ERA while surrendering 9.0 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.68 and he has faced 3,993 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 428 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.196 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Mikolas has allowed 960 hits while tallying 702 K's in 962 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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