In our MLB predictions for Tuesday, May 17, we are breaking down the National League showdown from Citi Field in New York to get you the best Cardinals vs Mets betting pick and odds. The Cards and Metsies continue their four-game series with the second contest, and the hosts open as slight -125 moneyline favorites. Monday night’s opener has been excluded from the analysis.
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Cardinals vs Mets Betting Pick
This game will be played at Citi Field at 7:10 PM ET on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Why Bet The Mets:
✅ In his first season with the Cardinals, Steven Matz hasn’t impressed at all. The 30-year-old left-hander, who’ll take the mound Tuesday at Citi Field, has recorded an awful 7.23 ERA and 5.41 FIP over his previous four starts and 18.2 innings of work, allowing a .848 OPS to his opponents. Matz is 3-3 with a 6.40 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, and 37/8 K/BB ratio in seven starts (32.1 frames) in 2022. The current Mets are slashing .286/.355/.446 in 63 at-bats against him.
✅ The Cardinals are killing it against the lefties this season, posting the MLB-best .837 OPS. They are slashing .276/.350/.487 against the southpaws, but against the righties, the Cards are hitting only .239/.312/.367. The current Cardinals own a poor .160/.174/.318 triple-slash in 60 at-bats against Taijuan Walker, who’ll get the starting call in this clash.
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✅ The Cards’ bullpen has struggled over the last seven days. It has recorded a 4.71 ERA and 4.77 FIP. Also, the Cardinals’ relievers have allowed 1.29 home runs and 4.29 walks per nine innings during that span.
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cards entered the Mets series fresh off a 15-6 dismantling of the San Francisco Giants. They clinched a three-game home set against the Giants and improved to 19-15 on the season. St. Louis was second in the NL West, two and a half games behind the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cardinals are tallying 4.62 runs per game (9th in the MLB) on a .246/.319/.392 triple-slash. On the other side of the ball, they own a 3.52 ERA (9th) and 1.23 WHIP (17th).
New York Mets
The Mets lost 8-7 to the Seattle Mariners last Sunday and suffered their first series defeat in 2022. After a 2-1 loss in the opening clash of a three-game home set against Seattle, the Metsies beat the M’s 5-4 in Saturday’s middle contest.
New York fell to 23-13 following Sunday’s defeat. They were still topping the NL East, five and a half games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. Taijuan Walker is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in four starts and 18 innings of work in 2022.