Mets vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Hey sports fans, gear up for a sizzling showdown as the New York Mets fly into Busch Stadium to lock horns with the St. Louis Cardinals! With the first pitch slated for 05:15 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high as both teams are clawing their way up the National League standings, desperate not to let the playoffs slip through their fingers. The Mets, trailing by 7.5 games, and the Cardinals, just 5 games back, are both rebounding from recent stumbles and hungry for a win. The odds-makers have the line dancing, with an over/under that’s teasing at 7.5. As the winds whip gently across the field under partly cloudy skies, it’s a perfect day for some baseball magic. So, as the Mets and Cardinals step up to the plate, let’s see who truly “flies” above the competition and who gets “carded” at home base!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 05, 2024 05:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Partly Cloudy with winds from the NW at 6.7 mph. Temperature is at 80.6° with 78% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	NYM ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-112	-108	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-118	-102	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-6	+6	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

136W-155L

54.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

160W-134L

45.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/26/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-1.5
04/26/24	New York Mets NYM	2	Under	-1.5
04/27/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+3.5
04/27/24	New York Mets NYM	4	Over	+3.5
04/28/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-1.5
04/28/24	New York Mets NYM	4	Under	-1.5
05/06/24	New York Mets NYM	4	Under	-0.5
05/06/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Under	-0.5
05/07/24	New York Mets NYM	7	Over	+4.5
05/07/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+4.5
06/16/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-0.5
06/16/23	New York Mets NYM	6	Under	-0.5
06/17/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+0.5
06/17/23	New York Mets NYM	3	Over	+0.5
06/18/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+7.5
06/18/23	New York Mets NYM	7	Over	+7.5
08/17/23	New York Mets NYM	4	Under	-1.5
08/17/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Under	-1.5
08/18/23	New York Mets NYM	7	Over	+0.5
08/18/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Over	+0.5
08/19/23	New York Mets NYM	13	Over	+7.5
08/19/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	2	Over	+7.5
08/20/23	New York Mets NYM	3	Over	+2.5
08/20/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+2.5

Mets Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Sean Manaea

ERA 3.504 | IP 113.0 | 7.0W-4.0L | KO 112.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-30-24	vsMIN	0-2W	7.0	2	0	11	Under
07-24-24	@NYY	12-3W	4.7	3	2	4	Over
07-19-24	@MIA	4-6L	5.0	8	5	1	Over
07-12-24	vsCOL	6-7W	7.0	5	3	9	Over
07-07-24	@PIT	3-2W	6.0	2	0	6	Under
07-02-24	@WAS	7-2W	7.0	5	2	5	Push
06-26-24	vsNYY	2-12W	5.0	2	0	3	Over
06-19-24	@TEX	3-5L	5.7	2	3	6	Under
06-14-24	vsSD	1-2W	5.0	4	1	7	Under
06-08-24	vsPHI	7-2L	3.7	7	6	3	Push

Andre Pallante

ERA 4.043 | IP 62.3 | 4.0W-5.0L | KO 49.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-29-24	vsTEX	6-3L	5.0	7	3	5	Push
07-22-24	@PIT	1-2L	6.0	3	1	3	Under
07-10-24	vsKC	6-4L	6.3	6	4	5	Over
07-04-24	@PIT	3-2W	7.0	4	1	5	Under
06-28-24	vsCIN	0-1W	5.3	4	0	5	Under
06-20-24	vsSF	5-6W	5.3	7	5	5	Over
06-15-24	@CHC	1-5L	3.3	5	2	4	Under
06-09-24	vsCOL	1-5W	5.0	3	0	6	Under
06-04-24	@HOU	5-8L	3.0	6	6	1	Over
05-29-24	@CIN	5-3W	6.0	3	0	4	Under

Mets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/06	vs LAA	2-3L	5	0	Under
08/05	vs LAA	4-5L	8	1	Push
08/04	vs LAA	5-1W	13	1	Under
08/02	@ MIN	3-8L	6	1	Over
08/01	@ MIN	2-0W	5	1	Under
07/31	@ MIN	15-2W	17	1	Over
07/30	@ ATL	2-8L	7	1	Over
07/29	@ ATL	0-4L	4	0	Under
07/28	@ ATL	8-4W	8	3	Over
07/27	@ ATL	3-2W	3	1	Under
07/26	vs NYY	12-3W	14	5	Over
07/25	vs NYY	3-2W	8	1	Under
07/24	vs MIA	6-4W	11	3	Over
07/23	vs MIA	2-4L	8	0	Under
07/22	vs MIA	1-0W	6	0	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/06	vs CHC	2-6L	4	1	Under
08/05	vs CHC	5-4W	9	1	Push
08/04	vs CHC	3-6L	4	0	Push
08/03	vs CHC	4-5L	12	2	Push
08/02	@ TEX	10-1W	14	0	Over
08/01	@ TEX	8-1W	9	2	Push
07/31	@ TEX	3-6L	7	1	Push
07/30	@ WAS	4-3W	7	2	Under
07/29	@ WAS	3-14L	8	1	Over
07/28	@ WAS	8-10L	11	3	Over
07/26	vs PIT	0-5L	6	0	Under
07/25	vs PIT	2-1W	4	1	Under
07/24	vs PIT	1-2L	7	1	Under
07/23	vs ATL	6-2W	9	4	Under
07/22	vs ATL	9-5W	14	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

New York Mets	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Francisco Lindor	8.2	10.8	0.253	0.461	0.367	0.828	0.337	0.049
#2 Brandon Nimmo	8.5	11.5	0.237	0.418	0.418	0.837	0.334	0.041
#3 J.D. Martinez	8.4	11.2	0.263	0.448	0.394	0.842	0.339	0.040
#4 Pete Alonso	8.2	10.9	0.241	0.461	0.370	0.831	0.336	0.053
#5 Jesse Winker	6.6	8.8	0.261	0.417	0.448	0.865	0.343	0.034
#6 Mark Vientos	6.6	8.7	0.284	0.556	0.371	0.927	0.376	0.069
#7 Francisco Alvarez	6.7	8.8	0.260	0.424	0.362	0.785	0.320	0.028
#8 Jeff McNeil	5.5	7.2	0.235	0.369	0.317	0.686	0.285	0.026
#9 Harrison Bader	6.5	8.4	0.265	0.399	0.330	0.729	0.302	0.027

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	8.2	10.5	0.279	0.421	0.354	0.775	0.317	0.023
#2 Willson Contreras	8.4	11.2	0.261	0.483	0.454	0.937	0.369	0.055
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	8.0	10.4	0.234	0.393	0.319	0.712	0.294	0.040
#4 Nolan Arenado	7.2	9.3	0.258	0.380	0.344	0.724	0.298	0.028
#5 Tommy Pham	7.6	9.7	0.275	0.408	0.369	0.777	0.317	0.021
#6 Alec Burleson	6.4	8.3	0.273	0.452	0.332	0.783	0.323	0.048
#7 Brendan Donovan	6.1	8.0	0.257	0.382	0.360	0.743	0.305	0.022
#8 Lars Nootbaar	6.3	8.2	0.238	0.395	0.376	0.771	0.312	0.033
#9 Pedro Pages	5.4	7.0	0.219	0.325	0.298	0.623	0.258	0.018

Mets Notable Injuries

Kodai Senga OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/28/24. Impact: 10.4
Christian Scott OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/23/24. Impact: 4.0
Dedniel Nunez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/25/24. Impact: 1.6
Reed Garrett OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/11/24. Impact: 0.8

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.8