a series preview
The 11-14 St. Louis Cardinals currently sit at fifth place in the NL Central are set to face off against the 13-11 New York Mets. The Cardinals need to start putting together some wins if they want to imrpove their pace from last season.
It would also personally make me a little happier.
Opponent: New York Mets
Record: 13-11
Manager: Carlos Mendoza
Starting roster:
C, Omar Narváez
1B, Pete Alonso
2B, Jeff McNeil
3B, Brett Baty
SS, Francisco Lindor
LF, Brandon Nimmo
CF, Harrison Bader
RF, Starling Marte
DH, DJ Stewart
Injured list:
C, Francisco Alvarez
Top performer in 2023: Francisco Lindor (121 wRC+, 5.6 fWAR)
Most stolen bases in 2023: Francisco Lindor (31)
Highest ISO in 2023: Pete Alonso (.287)
Highest walk rate in 2023: CDaniel Vogelbach (13.2%)
Most home runs in 2023: Pete Alonso (46)
Best defender per fWAR: Francisco Alvarez (catcher, 20.0 Def)
Matchups
Friday, April 26 at 6:10 pm CT: Miles Mikolas vs. José Buttó
Buttó 2023 arsenal per Baseball Savant: Four Seamer (50.9%) (93.8 mph), Changeup (22.9%), Slider (15.1%), Sinker (5.6%) (92.9 mph), Curveball (5.5%%)
Saturday, April 27 at 3:05 pm CT: Sonny Gray vs. Adrian Houser
Houser 2023 arsenal per Baseball Savant: Sinker (47.1%%) (92.1 mph), Four Seamer (23.8%) (93.4 mph), Slider (16.6%), Curveball (8.5%), Changeup (4%)
Sunday, April 28 at 12:40 pm CT: Lance Lynn vs. Jose Quintana (LHP)
Quintana 2023 arsenal per Baseball Savant: Sinker (32.3%) (90.4 mph), Four Seamer (24.2%) (90.2 mph), Curveball (20.5%), Slurve (4.8%),