The Cardinals are coming into this game with a 12-14 record this season but they have been playing much better in their recent games. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 4 games. Their pitching has been much better in their last 2 games as well as they have only allowed 3 runs total. They are going up against a Mets team that is 13-12 this season and has not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and their offense has been awful in those. They have scored 2 runs or less in 4 of their last 5 games. They are going to continue to struggle scoring runs in this game as well as the Cardinals have Sonny Gray starting and he is 2-1 with a 1.04 ERA this season. He has pitched in 3 starts this season and he has been great in all of those as he has pitched at least 5 innings in each of his 3 starts and has only allowed 2 earned runs total across all 3 starts. He allowed those 2 earned runs in his last start but he also had 12 strikeouts in that game and will be hungry to pitch another scoreless outing here. The Mets have Adrian Houser starting in this game and he is 0-2 with a 7.45 ERA this season. He has not been good in his recent starts as he has allowed at least 5 earned runs in 2 of his last 3 starts, allowing 8 earned runs in 4 innings in his last start alone, and he has also allowed runs in all 4 of his starts this season. The Cardinals are starting to heat up again as they are winning more games recently and their offense has also been scoring more runs in those games while the Mets are in a bit of a slump right now, specifically with their offense. The Cardinals will win this game.