Today’s matchup is between the Cleveland Indians (32-26) and the St. Louis Cardinals (31-30). The Indians have won 3 of their last 5 games & the Cardinals have won 0 of their last 5 games.
The Indians are starting Jean Carlos Mejia (RHP), who is 1-0 on the season with a 0 ERA, 1.65 FIP, 0.13 wOBA, K% of 33.3%, BB% of 7.4%, 89.4 MPH average exit velocity, and a 0.5 WHIP in 8 innings pitched.
The Cardinals are starting Adam Wainwright (RHP), who is 3-5 on the season with a 4.19 ERA, 4.60 FIP, 0.315 wOBA, K% of 21.6%, BB% of 6.7%, 87.9 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.22 WHIP in 66.2 innings pitched.
The Indians are 10th in the Majors in Relieving Pitching (WAR) while the Cardinals are 16th.
On the hitting side, the Indians have a .296 wOBA and a .291 OBP with 68 HRs. While the Cardinals have a .301 wOBA and a .302 OBP with 69 HRs.
Not much of a sample size to go off for Jean Carlos Mejia but he has the talent vs an aging Wainwright to get the win. Hitting is a push too so I'm going with the Indians to win.
