After the Mexico Series last weekend and a set in Milwaukee this week, the Cardinals are back home in St. Louis to kick off a nine-game homestand at Busch Stadium. That will get underway on Friday night, as the Mets are in town for a three-game series.
Entering play on Friday, the Cardinals and Mets both have 10-8 records. Both clubs are one game behind the division leaders (the Brewers in the Central and the Phillies in the East), yet the Cardinals’ run differential is +12 and the Mets’ is -10.