The Mets only had one hit in the first nine innings of their 2-1 20-inning win yesterday, and the offense does not figure to get well vs. Adam Wainwright tonight. Lay the fat odds.
On Saturday, these two teams went 20 innings before the New York Mets emerged with a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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And that was after the light-hitting Mets only managed one hit in the first nine innings of the game! Today, I look for a much-higher scoring game, and for a Cardinals victory, as they will hand the ball to a brilliant pitcher in Adam Wainwright.
This season, he is 2-0 with an ERA at 1.20, and he'll easily shut down the New York bats. Moreover, St. Louis should score a bunch of runs tonight, as they'll be going up against righty John Maine, who has an ERA of 13.50 on the young season, including 24.00 on the road.
In his career, Maine has also struggled vs. St. Louis, with a 5.23 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. With St. Louis a super 23-4 when priced between -175 and -250, and the Mets an awful 41-71 in nighttime games, we'll jump all over the Cardinals here.
Lay the huge chalk with St. Louis here on ESPN.
Free Pick: Cardinals -245