St. Louis at New York

St. Louis has a winning road record playing well, including an 18-8 mark versus winning teams. The Cardinals are #12 in pitching ERA, while the offense is Top 10 in runs scored and on-base percentage. One of their outstanding three starters goes here in Dakota Hudson (3.06 ERA) off a 4-0 shutout of the Giants. St. Louis is 19-9 as an underdog, 13-6 as a road dog, plus 22-8 after allowing five runs or more in the last contest. New York has cooled off after a hot start, 4-4 over the last eight games losing four times as chalk of -130, -135, -170, and -230. The Mets are 60-67 after a victory and St. Louis has won eight of the last 11 meetings in this park. Play St. Louis.