Francisco Lindor has had success against Miles Mikolas, with seven hits in 17 career at bats. Lindor has recorded at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 games with four doubles over that span. With Mikolas struggling and the Cardinals' bullpen posting an ERA over 4.00, Lindor has a good shot to go over 1.5 bases on Friday.

The Mets are the better team and are at home with Miles Mikolas is on the mound for the Cardinals. He's been a disaster so far this year after being bad in the previous two seasons. Run with the Mets.

Francisco Lindor appears to be heating up after a sluggish start to the season, though his power numbers have yet to fully show up—he’s hit just one home run so far. However, Lindor has gone deep 30+ times in each of the last two seasons, so positive regression in his home run totals is likely. He draws a favorable matchup today against Miles Mikolas, a pitcher he’s had success against in the past, going 7-for-17 (.412) lifetime. While he hasn’t homered off Mikolas yet, the solid contact rate suggests the potential is there.

The Mets might have the best home-field advantage in the majors this season. Just a raucous atmosphere night after night with the Juan Soto addition and bringing back Pete Alonso. Those guys should tee off on struggling Cards veteran Miles Mikolas (0-2, 9.00 ERA). Francisco Lindor and Jesse Winker also have had career success off Mikolas.

The Mets are 6-1 at home and the weather isn't brutal this weekend. The bats should start to heat back up here after a terrible series in Minnesota. All the Juan Soto chatter is just noise - he will mash. And we are fading Miles Mikolas every start until further notice. He looks cooked, and Frankie Lindor, and Soto own him. David Peterson's career ERA is over a run lower when pitching at home. Mark Vientos hitting his first HR was a good sign, the Polar Bear has been very locked in at home, and the Mets can definitely produce more runs than they have shown so far. Buying the dip here.

Pitching has highlighted the Mets' current 10-4 uptick, with Friday starter David Peterson contributing his share. In his last three starts, Peterson has a 2.70 ERA, and Carlos Mendoza is also happier with his bullpen lately, especially with three shutout innings last night and Edwin Diaz picking up his fourth save of the season in the 4-1 win over the Cards. Meanwhile, it has been a bumpy start to the season to say the least for St Louis starter Miles Mikolas, with a 9.00 ERA in three starts, and he didn't fare much better in two starts vs. the Mets last season, posting a 7.45 ERA in two starts, with Mets batters hitting .364 against him in the process. Play Mets on Run Line