How to watch today's St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets MLB game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Two National League sides looking to snap their respective losing skids, the New York Mets (15-19) and the St. Louis Cardinals (16-18) clash will open a three-game MLB set in the Gateway City on Monday.

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New York closed a three-game set against the Rays on Sunday afternoon. After opening the series with a 10-8 loss, they fell to another 3-1 defeat in the middle game. They fought brilliantly in game three, but they suffered a clean sweep following a 7-6 defeat.

St. Louis, meanwhile, haven't started the 2024 season off as they hoped to, but the hosts also haven't been at full strength for a single game yet. They wasted another solid start, as they lost the last two games to lose their series 2-1 against the Chicago White Sox.

Here, GOAL brings you all the information you need to know about this MLB game, including how to watch, team news, key performers and head-to-head results.

St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets: Date and First-Pitch Time

The Cardinals and the Mets will hit the diamond at Busch Stadium for this matchup on Monday, May 06, 2024, with the first pitch at 7:45 pm ET / 4:45 pm PT in the US.

How to watch St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets online - TV Channels and Live Streams

Fans in the USA can catch all the actions of the thrilling MLB match between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets live on MLB.tv. SportsNet New York (SNY) and Bally Sports mid-west (BSMW) will broadcast the game for the local fans.

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St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals have been bitten hard by the injury bug this season, but they are finally starting to get a little healthier. They surprisingly have been thin in the outfield but could have one of their starters back in the fold as soon as Sunday, with Dylan Carlson activated off the Injured List on Sunday.

Steven Matz has been put on a 15-day IL, with "protruding disc" in his lower back. SS Tommy Edman (wrist) and RP Keynan Middleton (forearm) are also on the Cardinals' injury report.

Kyle Gibson is on the mound for the Cardinals as he makes his seventh start of the season in this contest. He comes in 2-2 with a 3.79 ERA, a 1.132 WHIP, 14 walks and 29 strikeouts over 38 innings of work so far this season.

New York Mets

SP Kodai Senga (shoulder) completed a 32-pitch live batting practice session on Saturday and could soon be taken off the 60-day IL.

Other players featuring on the Mets' injury report include P Drew Smith (15-day-dl, undisclosed injury), P Brooks Raley (15-day-dl, elbow inflammation), C Francisco Alvarez (15-day-dl, thumb injury), P Tylor Megill (15-day-dl, right shoulder strain), P David Peterson and SS Ronny Mauricio (both 60-day-dl).

Sean Manaea will be on the mound for the Mets as he makes his seventh start of the season in this contest. He is 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA, a 1.432 WHIP, 18 walks and 30 strikeouts over 29.1 innings of work so far this season.

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