The St. Louis Cardinals (12-14) will look to Willson Contreras when they visit Pete Alonso and the New York Mets (13-12) at Citi Field on Saturday, April 27. The first pitch will be thrown at 4:05 PM ET.

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Cardinals vs. Mets Game Info

  • Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
  • Time: 4:05 PM ET
  • TV: FOX
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  • Location: Queens, New York
  • Venue: Citi Field

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Pitching Matchup

Cardinals: Sonny Gray

  • The Cardinals will send Sonny Gray (2-1) to the mound to make his fourth start of the season. He is 2-1 with a 1.04 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings pitched.
  • In his most recent outing on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the righty threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
  • In three games this season, the 34-year-old has an ERA of 1.04, with 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .226 against him.
  • Gray is seeking his third quality start in a row.
  • Gray will try to continue a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.7 innings per appearance).

Mets: Adrian Houser

  • Adrian Houser (0-2) takes the mound first for the Mets in his fifth start of the season. He's put together a 7.45 ERA in 19 1/3 innings pitched, with 12 strikeouts.
  • His last appearance came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the right-hander tossed four innings, surrendering eight earned runs while allowing seven hits.
  • The 31-year-old has amassed an ERA of 7.45, with 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opponents have a .270 batting average against him.
  • Houser enters the game with three outings of five or more innings pitched this season.

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Team Comparison

Cardinals Mets
3.5
Runs Scored (PG)
4.6
4.4
Runs Allowed (PG)
4.3
.218
Batting AVG
.246
.257
Batting AVG Against
.222
18
Home Runs
27
30
Home Runs Allowed
16

Cardinals Offensive Leaders

  • Contreras is hitting .296 this year, with a .989 OPS (.425 on-base, .563 slugging). His strikeout rate is 20.7%, and his walk rate is 14.9%. He has four home runs and nine RBI, plus 12 runs scored.
  • So far this year, Nolan Arenado is hitting .286, with a .339 on-base percentage and a .378 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 11.9%, and his walk rate is 6.4%. He has one home run and 12 RBI, plus nine runs scored.
  • Brendan Donovan is batting .219, with two home runs and 12 RBI, plus 11 runs scored. He has a .319 on-base percentage and a .344 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 15%, and his walk rate is 8.8%.
  • The Cardinals' Masyn Winn is hitting .299, with a .775 OPS (.372 on-base, .403 slugging). He has no home runs and six RBI, plus nine runs scored and four steals on five attempts. His strikeout rate is 20%, and his walk rate is 11.3%.

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Mets Offensive Leaders

  • The Mets' Alonso owns a .253/.327/.495 slash line this year, and he's smashed seven home runs with 19 runs and 12 RBI. He's walking and striking out 8.2% and 19.1% of the time, respectively.
  • In 111 plate appearances this year, Starling Marte is batting .288/.327/.442 with four home runs, 12 RBI and 16 runs, with six stolen bases on six attempts. He's striking out at a 21.6% clip and walking 5.4% of the time.
  • So far this season, Brandon Nimmo has posted a .200 average to go along with a .363 OBP and .333 SLG in 113 plate appearances. He's also swatted two dingers with 15 RBI and 13 runs, including two stolen bases, while putting up a 21.2% strikeout rate and 16.8% walk rate.
  • At the plate, Francisco Lindor has blasted four bombs, driven in 10 runs, and scored 14 times while batting .208/.289/.366 in 114 plate appearances. His strikeout rate is 14.9%, and his walk rate sits at 8.8%.

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