Cardinals-Mets Pointspread Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Mets on Saturday when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals at Shea Stadium. Joel Pineiro will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Pineiro is 3-4 this season with a 4.52 ERA. Starting this game for the Mets will be Pedro Martinez. The righthander has a 6.25 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Carlos Delgado cracked a two-run homer in leading the Mets to a 7-2 win over the Cardinals on Friday, as -185 favorites. The nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9). Jose Reyes and Argenis Reyes drove in two runs apiece for the Mets. Mike Pelfrey tossed seven innings for the win, allowing one run off seven hits. Troy Glaus drove in the lone run for the Cardinals. Mitchell Boggs gave up six runs off eight hits over 4 1-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 5 straight games. New York has won 3 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 57-48 SU New York: 56-47 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing NY Mets are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 6-4 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets St. Louis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against NY Mets St. Louis is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing NY Mets St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis NY Mets are 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home NY Mets are 14-3 SU in its last 17 games NY Mets are 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: NY Mets home to St. Louis, Sunday, July 27