Met Continue Cards' Misery
New York's the site and the Mets have their sights set on a sweep of the Cardinals who are on a serious slide.
By: Scott Spreitzer
http://www.phoenixsports.com
I'm riding the Mets for the third straight day with Dave Williams taking on Jason Marquis. Since the interleague meltdown that saw the Cardinals have their swagger ripped right from their clutches, we have made a very nice profit picking our spots against them, including a pair of Big Play winners the last two nights.
The Redbirds are in one of their worst spots tonight. They're just 7-12 in road night games against southpaws. It doesn't help their cause that Marquis is on the hill. St. Louis has lost four of his last five starts. In those games, Marquis has allowed 16 ER and 42 BR in just 23-1/3 IP for a 6.18 ERA and 1.80 WHIP. Twice in his last 6 outings, Marquis has lasted 3-2/3 innings or less! And, St. Louis' opponents are scoring 6.04 RPG in Marquis' 26 starts this season.
Mets' righty Williams hasn't seen a lot of action this season, but he's been strong in his chances at Shea. In four home starts, Williams owns a 2.70 ERA! The Mets have won six of his last seven starts overall and make it seven of eight on Thursday.
Play: Mets -120