Sonny Gray will toe the rubber for the St. Louis Cardinals (15-20) on Wednesday, May 8 against the New York Mets (17-18), who will answer with Jose Quintana. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.

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Cardinals vs. Mets Game Info

  • Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
  • Time: 1:15 PM ET
  • TV: SNY
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  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri
  • Venue: Busch Stadium

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Pitching Matchup

Cardinals: Sonny Gray

  • Gray (4-1) gets the starting nod for the Cardinals in his sixth start of the season. He has a 0.89 ERA in 30 1/3 innings pitched, with 38 strikeouts.
  • The righty's most recent time out was on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox, when he threw seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
  • In five games this season, the 34-year-old has put up a 0.89 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .194 to his opponents.
  • Gray is trying to extend a fourth-game quality start streak in this outing.
  • Gray will aim to last five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He's averaging six innings per outing.
  • In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.

Mets: José Quintana

  • Quintana makes the start for the Mets, his eighth of the season. He is 1-3 with a 5.20 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings pitched.
  • The lefty last pitched on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he tossed 2 2/3 innings, allowing eight earned runs while giving up 10 hits.
  • In seven games this season, the 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.20, with 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .278 against him.
  • Quintana enters this game with one quality start under his belt this season.
  • Quintana will try to record his sixth outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.2 innings per appearance.
  • He given up one or more earned runs in all of his appearances in 2024.

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Team Comparison

Cardinals Mets
3.5 Runs Scored (PG) 4.4
4.4 Runs Allowed (PG) 4.3
.215 Batting AVG .237
.251 Batting AVG Against .221
23 Home Runs 36
40 Home Runs Allowed 20

Cardinals Offensive Leaders

  • Nolan Arenado is batting .286 this year, with a .349 on-base percentage and a .391 slugging percentage. He has two home runs and 19 RBI, plus 14 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 15.4%, and his walk rate is 8.1%.
  • So far this season, Willson Contreras' batting average is .274, to go along with a .394 on-base percentage and a .538 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 27.6%, and his walk rate is 14.2%. He has six homers and 12 RBI, plus 19 runs scored and two stolen bases on two attempts.
  • Brendan Donovan is hitting .216, with three home runs and 18 RBI, plus 14 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 13.1%, and his walk rate is 7.2%. He has a .652 OPS (.294 on-base, .358 slugging).
  • The Cardinals' Masyn Winn is hitting .265, with a .333 on-base percentage and a .357 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 20.4%, and his walk rate is 9.7%. He has no home runs and seven RBI, plus 10 runs scored and five steals on six attempts.

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Mets Offensive Leaders

  • Francisco Lindor is batting .204/.279/.387 this year with six home runs, 20 RBI and 20 runs, with four stolen bases on six attempts. He's fanning 15.6% of the time and walking at a 8.4% clip.
  • In 157 plate appearances, Brandon Nimmo is hitting .228/.376/.394 this season with a walk rate of 15.3% and a K rate of 20.4%. Additionally, he's popped four home runs while driving in 22 runs and scoring 19 times. Plus, he's swiped two bags on two tries.
  • This season, Pete Alonso has belted eight bombs, driven in 16 runs, and scored 20 times while hitting .205/.293/.417 in 150 plate appearances. His K rate is 20.7%, and his walk rate is 9.3%.
  • At the plate, Starling Marte has posted a batting average of .264 with an OPS of .697 (.309 OBP; .388 SLG) this season, while swatting four homers with 17 runs and 15 RBI. He's drawing free passes at a 6.4% clip and fanning 22.9% of the time. On the bases, he's stolen seven bags on seven tries.

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