St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 5/3/25, 10:46 AM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 2/11/26 at 8:35 AM in MLB Picks

Soto's detractors are falling silent as the Dominican with the best contract in the history of the sport gradually increases his numbers. Soto is almost guaranteed to have a better May than April, and he started off in style, going 2-for-5 in the Mets' 9-3 thrashing of the Cardinals in the first game of the series at Busch Stadium.

It was a 17-hit romp in what was the Mets' fifth win of the season over the Cardinals, who are still struggling to shake off the New Yorkers' hold. Soto had a good day, but Nimmo also went 3-for-3, Winker 2-for-3, and Alonso, who hasn't stopped hitting at all, went 2-for-5 with his eighth home run of the season.

Holmes took the game to the sixth inning for the Mets, and the Mets' near-perfect bullpen took care of the remaining nine outs through Buttó and Stanek.

In good news for the Cardinals, they seem to have found their SS, Masyn Winn, who is increasing his AVG at the end of April and, in his return to St. Louis, went 3-for-4 with RBI in the loss.