St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets

Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+126) New York (-152)

The St. Louis Cardinals (34-28) are traveling to Citi Field on Tuesday where they will play the New York Mets (28-36). The moneyline on this contest has the Cardinals at +126 while the Mets are sitting at -152. The over/under is 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Dustin May and Freddy Peralta.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.4 runs/g, which has them at 13th in the league. They have racked up 273 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. The Cardinals have hit 87 doubles as a unit and have hit 68 balls out of the stadium. They have 264 RBI's and 506 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .243. St. Louis owns a slugging percentage of .387 and have been rung up 504 times, while taking a walk on 206 occasions.

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The Cardinals hold a team earned run average of 4.11 on the campaign (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 478 batters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 62 home runs and 277 total runs (13th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 220 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a unit for the year. St. Louis has conceded 539 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 255 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 67.7% and have come into the game in 81 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves on the season and have missed out on 10 of their 31 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 99 runners on the campaign and 33.3% of them crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 69 times in addition to having 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 216 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 48 holds for the year (2nd in the league).

The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 1,676 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 586 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which ranks 17th in professional baseball, and they have turned 61 double plays. The Cardinals have turned 69.1% of balls in play into outs in their 5,028 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 24th in professional baseball.

May (22-26 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.93 and he has gone up against 1,635 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 343 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 132 free passes. His earned run average is 3.99 (173 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.217. May has thrown 390 innings and is sitting with 357 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The New York Mets hold an on-base percentage of .292 as well as a batting average of .228 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 523 occasions (19th in MLB) and are sitting with 487 base knocks. New York has recorded 64 HRs on the season to go along with 245 RBIs. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .361 and they tally 4.03 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have 80 two-baggers, while taking a walk 180 times as well as scoring 258 runs.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.279 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a unit on the season. They sit at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 498. The New York pitching staff have allowed 267 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.77 (240 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.20 (588 strikeouts against 235 walks). They have surrendered 56 homers and they surrender 4.19 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.5% out of 89 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 83 times in high leverage situations and also on 71 occasions with base runners. With 45 save situations, the Mets have 26 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are currently ranked 27th in the league holding a save rate of 52.6%, and they have dispatched 192 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

In 5,163 innings played, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in pro baseball). The New York Mets have turned 35 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in the majors). The Mets have racked up 520 assists, 34 errors and have accumulated 1,721 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Peralta has allowed 759 base hits while tallying 1,227 strikeouts in 1,003 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 400 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.146 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.15 and he has gone up against 4,162 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Peralta (74-46 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.59 earned run average while conceding 6.8 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-152)

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