Mets vs. Cardinals Probable Starting Pitchers Today – August 5

By Lineups Staff | Aug 05, 2024, 12:39pm | Updated: 3 weeks ago

The St. Louis Cardinals (57-55) have a 0-0 series lead and hope to sweep the New York Mets (58-53) on Monday at Busch Stadium, at 5:15 PM ET.

The probable pitchers are Sean Manaea (7-4) for the Mets and Andre Pallante (4-5) for the Cardinals.

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Mets vs. Cardinals Pitcher Matchup Info

Date: Monday, August 5, 2024
Time: 5:15 PM ET
TV: SNY
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Venue: Busch Stadium
Live Stream: Fubo
Probable Pitchers: Manaea – NYM (7-4, 3.50 ERA) vs Pallante – STL (4-5, 4.04 ERA)

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The Mets will hand the ball to Manaea (7-4) for his 22nd start of the season.
The left-hander allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings pitched against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old has pitched in 21 games this season with an ERA of 3.50, a 2.43 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.204.
He has started 21 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in seven of them.
Manaea has 17 starts of five or more innings this season in 21 chances. He averages 5.4 innings per outing.
He has five appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 21 chances this season.
Among qualified pitchers this year, the 32-year-old’s 3.50 ERA ranks 29th, 1.204 WHIP ranks 40th, and 8.9 K/9 ranks 22nd.

The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .245 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 19th in the league (.387) and 116 home runs.
This season, the left-hander has pitched against the Cardinals in one game, and they have gone 6-for-23 with four doubles and three RBI over six innings.

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The Cardinals will send Pallante (4-5) to the mound for his 11th start of the season. He is 4-5 with a 4.04 ERA and 49 strikeouts over 62 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty last pitched on Monday against the Texas Rangers, when he tossed five innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.04, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 19 games this season. Opposing batters have a .258 batting average against him.
Pallante heads into the matchup with three quality starts under his belt this season.
Pallante will try to build on a seven-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 3.3 frames per outing).
In eight of his 19 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.

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