Mets-Cardinals Lines Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the New York Mets at Busch Stadium. Livan Hernandez will be the starting pitcher for the Mets on this day. Righthander Hernandez is 1-0 this season with a 4.63 ERA. The Cardinals will counter Hernandez with Kyle Lohse. Righthander Lohse has a 2.57 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals defeated the Mets for a second straight game with a 5-2 win on Wednesday, as +105 underdogs. That game's seven runs went UNDER the night's posted over/under (9.5). Albert Pujols went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs for the Cardinals. Joel Pineiro improved to 3-0 with the win, and Ryan Franklin notched his fourth save. Carlos Beltran had three hits and drove in one run for the Mets, who were favored at -115. John Maine gave up five runs off seven over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. Current streak: New York has lost 3 straight games. St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: New York: 6-8 SU St. Louis: 10-5 SU New York most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 7-3 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing St. Louis NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games NY Mets are 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against St. Louis St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets St. Louis is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games Next up: NY Mets home to Washington, Friday, April 24 St. Louis home to Chi Cubs, Friday, April 24