| New York Mets (64-71) at St. Louis Cardinals (73-62) |
| Game One |
St. Louis 5, New York 4 |
| Game Two |
Tuesday, September 4th, 8:15 p.m. |
| Game Three |
Wednesday, September 5th, 1:45 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
New York 3-2 (3-1 at NY; 0-1 at StL) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 3-3 (StL 1-2 at NY; 2-1 at Home) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 3-3 (StL 1-2 at NY; 2-1 at Home) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
St. Louis 5-4 (2-4 at NY; 3-0 at StL) |
| Home Record |
New York 30-35; St. Louis 41-26 |
| Away Record |
New York 34-36; St. Louis 32-36 |
| Current Streak |
New York (L1); St. Louis (W1) |
| Record vs. Central Division |
New York 12-18 |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
St. Louis 11-18 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 6/01 - New York, 8-0 (at NY - WP: J.Santana; LP: Wainwright) |
| 6/02 - New York, 5-0 (at NY - WP: Dickey; LP: Lynn) |
| 6/03 - New York, 6-1 (at NY - WP: Niese; LP: Westbrook) |
| 6/04 - St. Louis, 5-4 (at NY - WP: Rzepczynski; LP: Rauch) |
| 9/03 - St. Louis, 5-4 (at StL - WP: J.Kelly; LP: McHugh) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 7/19 - New York, 4-2 (at NY - WP: Gee; LP: Lohse) |
| 7/20 - New York, 6-5 (10) (at NY - WP: Isringhausen; LP: Salas) |
| 7/21 - St. Louis, 6-2 (at NY - WP: Westbrook; LP: Niese) |
| 9/20 - St. Louis, 11-6 (at StL - WP: Dotel; LP: Stinson) |
| 9/21 - St. Louis, 6-5 (at StL - WP: J.Garcia; LP: D.Herrera) |
| 9/22 - New York, 8-6 (at StL - WP: Acosta; LP: Rzepczynski) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 4/16 - St. Louis, 4-3 (at StL - WP: C.Carpenter; LP: Nieve) |
| 4/17 - New York, 2-1 (20) (at StL - WP: Fr.Rodriguez; LP: Mather) |
| 4/18 - St. Louis, 5-3 (at StL - WP: Wainwright; LP: Stoner) |
| 7/27 - New York, 8-2 (at NY - WP: Niese; LP: Wainwright) |
| 7/28 - St. Louis, 8-7 (13) (at NY - WP: MacDougal; LP: Feliciano) |
| 7/29 - New York, 4-0 (at NY - WP: Dickey; LP: Hawksworth) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 4/21 - St. Louis, 6-4 (at StL - WP: Motte; LP: Putz) |
| 4/22 - St. Louis, 5-2 (at StL - WP: Pineiro; LP: J.Maine) |
| 4/23 - St. Louis, 12-8 (at StL - WP: Lohse; LP: L.Hernandez) |
| 6/22 - New York, 6-4 (at NY - WP: Redding; LP: Wellemeyer) |
| 6/23 - St. Louis, 3-0 (at NY - WP: Pineiro; LP: L.Hernandez) |
| 6/24 - New York, 11-0 (at NY - WP: Nieve; LP: B.Thompson) |
| 6/25 - New York, 3-2 (at NY - WP: J.Santana; LP: C.Carpenter) |
| 8/04 - St. Louis, 12-7 (10) (at NY - WP: McClellan; LP: Feliciano) |
| 8/05 - New York, 9-0 (at NY - WP: Figueroa; LP: Lohse) |
| New York last five games |
St. Louis last five games |
| 8/30 - L at Philadelphia, 2-3 |
8/30 - L at Washington, 1-8 |
| 8/31 - W at Miami, 3-0 |
8/31 - L at Washington, 0-10 |
| 9/01 - W at Miami, 5-3 |
9/01 - W at Washington, 10-9 |
| 9/02 - W at Miami, 5-1 |
9/02 - L at Washington, 3-4 |
| 9/03 - L at St. Louis, 4-5 |
9/03 - W vs. NY Mets, 5-4 |