Cardinals vs Mets Picks and Prediction – 4/27/2024

The St Louis Cardinals play the second game of a three-game series on the road at Citi Field against the New York Mets on Saturday at 4:05 PM ET and televised on FOX. St. Louis is 11-14 following its 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The Cardinals have won two of the last three but are last in the National League Central, 5 ½ games behind first place Milwaukee. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB picks.

Masyn Winn is batting .313 to lead St Louis, while Nolan Gorman is the leader in home runs with four and Willson Contreras is the leader in on-base percentage at .433. Nolan Arenado is the leader in RBI with 12 and in hits with 28. On Saturday, the St Louis Cardinals will send Sonny Gray to the mound. The right hander is 2-1 with a 1.04 ERA, 23 Ks and 1 BBs

The New York Mets improved to 13-11 following an 8-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday as Francisco Lindor hit a pair of home runs for the Mets. New York snapped a three-game losing streak with its victory. The Mets were off on Thursday. New York is third in the National League East, 4 ½ games behind the first place Atlanta Braves. 

Starling Marte is batting .290 to lead New York and has a team high 29 hits, while Brandon Nimmo is the leader in on-base percentage at .358 and RBI with 15. Pete Alonso is the leader in home runs with seven. New York has a team batting average of .246 and slugging percentage of .385. On Saturday, the New York Mets will send Adrian Houser to the mound. The right-hander is 0-2 with a 7.45 ERA, 12 Ks and 14 BBs.