MLB Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets with Probable Starting Pitching 4/17-4/20

MLB Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets with Probable Starting Pitching 4/17-4/20

St. Louis Cardinals (9-9) at New York Mets (11-7)

Game 1:

Date: Thursday, April 17
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: FDSNMW/SNY

Game 2:

Date: Tuesday, April 8
Time: 7:10 PM EST
Broadcast: FDSNMW/SNY

Game 3:

Date: Saturday, April 19
Time: 4:05 PM
Broadcast: FOX

Game 4:

Date: Sunday, April 20
Time: 1:40 PM
Broadcast: FDSNMW/WPIX

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Andre Pallante (2-0, 2.20 ERA) vs. David Peterson (1-1, 2.70 ERA)

Pallante is 2.0 with a 2.20 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts. He went seven shutout innings in his last start, allowing two hits. He struck out four. Peterson is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts. Last time out, he went six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits. He struck out five.

Game 2: Miles Mikolas (0-2, 9.00 ERA) vs. Kodai Senga (2-1, 1.06 ERA)

Mikolas is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA, a 1.62 WHIP, and ten strikeouts. He most recently went five innings, giving up three runs on three hits. He struck out six. Senga is 2-1 with a 1.06 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts. He most recently went seven shutout innings, giving up four hits. He struck out four.

Game 3: Matthew Liberatore (1-1, 3.93 ERA) vs. Clay Holmes (2-1, 3.66 ERA)

Liberatore is 1-1 with a 3.93 ERA, a 0.98 WHIP, and 18 strikeouts. Last time out, he went six shutout innings, giving up three hits. He struck out seven. Holmes is 2-1 with a 3.66 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and 28 strikeouts. He most recently went five innings, giving up one run on two hits. He struck out eight.

Game 4: Sonny Gray (3-0, 3.13 ERA) vs. Tylor Megill (2-2, 1.40 ERA)

Gray is 3-0 with a 3.13 ERA, a 0.78 WHIP, and 23 strikeouts. He went seven shutout innings in his last start, giving up three hits. He struck out four. Megill is 2-2 with a 1.40 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and 20 strikeouts. In his last start, he went five innings, giving up four runs, two earned, on eight hits. He struck out three.

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Player To Watch:

St. Louis Cardinals

Brendan Donovan this season is hitting .380 with a .965 OPS. He has six doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI, ten runs scored, two stolen bases, and four walks. Last season, in six games against the Mets, he hit .308 with a .861 OPS. He had three doubles, a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored.

New York Mets

Juan Soto this season is hitting .231 with a .798 OPS. He has four doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, 14 runs scored, a stolen base, and 14 walks. Last season, in three games against the Cardinals, he hit .286 with a .714 OPS. He had two doubles, an RBI, and a run scored.

Next Up:

St. Louis Cardinals: April 21-23 at Atlanta Braves
New York Mets: April 21-23 vs. Philadelphia Phillies

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