The Mets are in St Louis to face the Cardinals. Up 2-0 in the series, they look to bring out the broom on Wednesday. With Carlos Carrasco starting, it is a distinct possibility. He has been a beast so far with 3 strong starts, the last one going 7+ innings with 2 runs allowed. Carrasco has 20 strikeouts to just 2 walks.

Cards pitcher Matz, an ex-Met, will start against his former team. With an ERA over 5, he is still trying to live down that ugly first start, but #2 and 3 were much better. His ex team-mates haven’t done him any favors, and have had good success against him in the past. Both these teams have good support from their relievers this season. St Louis might have the better pen at the moment , but the Mets overall have limited teams to just a .191 batting average.

New York is very good on the road this season, and hitting so much better than last year. They are 4th in team batting average and 1st in runs scored. The Cardinals are just mid-pack in OPS. New York is a slight favorite and rightly so. I favor Carrasco slightly over Matz and think the Mets’ offence will win the day. Take the Mets to win outright.