noah syndergaard
Game One – 4:10 PM
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y
RHP Carlos Martinez (9-6, 2.83) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-4, 2.43)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets were set to start their series with the Cardinals last night but the weather gods had other ideas and have blessed the faithful today with an old-fashion single admission doubleheader.

This is the Mets second doubleheader this year, they were swept in a twin-bill on June 7 at Pittsburgh. The last doubleheader vs. the Cardinals was August 22, 1999 at New York when the Mets split a pair at Shea.

Mets Lineup

  1. Jose Reyes – 3B
  2. Curtis Granderson – RF
  3. Yoenis Cespedes – LF
  4. James Loney – 1B
  5. Kelly Johnson – 2B
  6. Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
  7. Michael Conforto – CF
  8. Rene Rivera – C
  9. Noah Syndergaard – RHP

Cardinals Lineup 

  1. Greg Garcia – 2B
  2. Aledmys Diaz -SS
  3. S. Piscotty – RF
  4. Matt Holliday – LF
  5. Matt Adams – 1B
  6. Jedd Gyorko – 3B
  7. Yadier Molina – C
  8. J. Hazelbaker – CF
  9. Carlos Martinez – RHP

Noah Syndergaard will start the series off for the Mets. In 19 games and 18 starts this year he is 9-4 over 111.1 innings with a 2.43 ERA with 136 K’s. His last start, his first since the All Star break, was solid as he allowed 1 run, no earned over 5.2 innings while striking out 8. He faced the Cardinals once last year allowed 2 earned runs over 7.0 innings while striking out 6 in a game the Mets eventually lost. The Cards have the following numbers against Thor:

  • Grichuk 0-2
  • Gyorko 0-3
  • Holliday 0-3
  • Molina 0-3
  • Wong 1-3

The Mets draw Carlos Martinez tonight who is currently putting up better numbers than his All-Star year last year. He is 9-6 over 18 games and 114.1 innings of work with a 2.83 ERA. In his last 7 starts he is 3-1 (the team is 3-4) with a 1.52 ERA over 47.1 innings. He was quite good against the Mets last year allowing 2 runs, 1 earned over 10.1 innings of work while striking out 7. The Mets have the following numbers against Carlos:

  • Walker 4-16, 3B, 2 HR
  • Granderson 2-6
  • Lagares 2-5
  • Flores 1-5
  • Cespedes 2-3, HR
  • deGrom 0-1
  • Reyes 1-3

Let’s Go Mets!