St. Louis at New York

The Mets are sending a message about who's #1 in the NL. THey've won six straight games and go for the sweep here against the Cards. Dave Williams gets the ball and he's got a 2.70 home ERA. Countering for St. Louis is Jason Marquis who's got a 5.30 road ERA. He's a lefty which is good for the Mets and bad for the Cards. St. Louis scores just 4.4 per game vs. lefties (vs. over 5 vs. righties) and their record vs. southpaws stands at just 17-28. The Mets are scoring 5.7 per game over their last seven games and they should bring more offense here. THey ahve a big bullpen advantage in case Williams gets in trouble. St. Louis is just 5-19 this season on the road vs. winning teams including 0-14 vs. teams that outscore opponents by 0.5+ runs per game! Take the Mets for the small price here.