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New York Mets (21-11, first in the NL East) vs.
St. Louis Cardinals (14-18, fourth in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (3-1, 2.64 ERA, 1.27 WHIP,
36 strikeouts); Cardinals: Sonny Gray (3-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP,
33 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -122, Cardinals +102; over/under is
7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the New York Mets on
Friday to start a three-game series.
St. Louis has gone 10-5 in home games and 14-18 overall. The
Cardinals have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the
majors at .397.
New York has a 21-11 record overall and an 8-8 record in road
games. The Mets have hit 36 total home runs to rank fourth in
the NL.
The teams match up Friday for the fifth time this season. The
Mets lead the season series 4-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Donovan has nine doubles, three home
runs and 17 RBI while hitting .333 for the Cardinals. Willson
Contreras is 12-for-36 with a double and two home runs over the
last 10 games.
Pete Alonso has seven home runs, 24 walks and 28 RBI while
hitting .342 for the Mets. Francisco Lindor is 14-for-39 with a
double, three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .242 batting average, 4.19 ERA,
outscored opponents by two runs
Mets: 6-4, .273 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored opponents
by 22 runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack
Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Mets: A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Francelis Montas: 60-Day IL
(lat), Danny Young: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL
(elbow), Sean Manaea: 60-Day IL (oblique), Jose Siri: 10-Day IL
(shin), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (knee), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day
IL (knee), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Smith:
60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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