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The New York Mets (22-16) open a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals (25-12) on Monday night at Citi Field.

Matt Harvey (5-1, 2.31 ERA) will make his eighth start of the season and he’ll oppose John Lackey (2-2, 3.22 ERA) for the Cards. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM.

The St. Louis Cardinals are the only team that has beaten Matt Harvey twice.

Probable Pitching Matchups

Tuesday: LHP Jonathon Niese (3-3, 2.49) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (5-0, 2.06), 7:10 p.m. ET

Wednesday: RHP Bartolo Colon (6-2, 3.86) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (3-2, 4.73), 7:10 p.m. ET

Thursday: RHP Jacob deGrom (4-4, 3.21) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (0-0, –), 1:10 p.m. ET

Mets Starting Lineup

  1. Curtis Granderson – RF
  2. Eric Campbell – 3B
  3. Lucas Duda – 1B
  4. Michael Cuddyer – LF
  5. Daniel Murphy – 2B
  6. Wilmer Flores – SS
  7. Kevin Plawecki – C
  8. Matt Harvey – RHP
  9. Juan Lagares – CF

The Mets bats came back for a second straight game yesterday as they were able to beat the Brewers and take the series by a score of 5-1. The game started off with a leadoff homer from Curtis Granderson and the team tacked on more runs as the day went on. Noah Syndergaard picked up his first win and really only struggled for one inning, the 6th again.

It’s Harvey Day! Matt Harvey is 5-1 over 7 games and 46.2 innings with a 2.31 ERA. He is coming off of a strong start where he tossed 7 scoreless innings allowing only 3 hits and striking out 9 but the Mets were only able to score one run, and the bullpen allowed 2 in after him. In 2013 he made one start against the Cardinals allowing 1 run over 5 hits and 7.0 innings, the Cardinals have the following numbers against Harvey:

  • Carpenter 1-4, 3B
  • Heyward 2-6, HR
  • Holliday 0-6
  • Molina 1-4
  • Kozma 2-3, 2B

John Lackey gets the start for the Cards tonight. He is 2-2 on the season over 7 starts and 44.2 innings with a 3.22 ERA. He’s coming off an average start allowing 2 ER over 5.1 innings. In the Month of May he has made three starts over 19.0 innings with a 1.89 ERA. He has only made two career starts against the Mets where he has a 2.70 ERA over 13.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers on Lackey:

  • Curtis Granderson 8-34, 2B, 2 3B, HR
  • Cuddyer 8-25, 2B, 4 HR

Lets Go Mets!

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