Jose Quintana is starting for the Mets in this game and he is 1-3 with a 5.20 ERA this season. He is coming off of his worst start of the season as he allowed 8 earned runs in a little under 3 innings pitched, but he has not been pitching well recently as he has also allowed at least 5 earned runs in 2 of his last 3 starts. Sonny Gray is starting for the Cardinals here and he is 4-1 with a 0.89 ERA this season. He has been very good this season as he has pitched at least 5 innings in all 5 of his starts, going 6+ innings in 4 of those, and he has not allowed more than 2 earned runs in any of his starts, allowing 1 earned run or less in 4 of those. He has also been very consistent over the last 2 seasons so he is going to give the Cardinals a great opportunity with the better pitching matchup to win this game at home and avoid getting swept by the Mets. The Cardinals will win this game.