Cardinals-Mets Odds Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Citi Field. Righthander Kyle Lohse will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Lohse is 4-6 this season with a 4.14 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Jonathon Niese who starts for the Mets. Lefthander Niese is 1-2 with a 4.75 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Albert Pujols' grand slam highlighted a five-run 10th inning, as the Cardinals clipped the Mets 12-7 on Tuesday night. St. Louis won as -105 road underdogs as the game played OVER the 7-run total listed by oddsmakers. Pujols finished 4-for-5 with two homers and five runs batted in for the Cardinals, while Kyle McClellan picked up the win in relief of starter Joel Pineiro for St. Louis. Gary Sheffield was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for New York, as Pedro Feliciano was handed the loss after entering the game in relief of Mets starter Johan Santana. Current streak: New York has lost 3 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 59-50 SU New York: 49-57 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing San Diego are 3-7 After playing St. Louis are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis NY Mets are 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home NY Mets are 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Next up: St. Louis at Pittsburgh, Friday, August 7 NY Mets at San Diego, Thursday, August 6