Tuesday, July 18, 2017 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Michael Wacha (6-3, 4.10) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (1-5, 5.77)
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New York had their second lack luster game in a row yesterday and look to get back on the right path tonight. Last night’s game was going smoothly for Wheeler until the sixth inning where he ran into trouble that he couldn’t get out of. Then, Hansel Robles was brought in and promptly let up a three-run bomb. All told, the Cards scored six in the frame and it was enough to beat the Mets.
The Mets have lost two straight and are 10-8 in their last 18 contests. New York is 21-26 at home. The club is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
METS LINEUP
- Michael Conforto – CF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – 2B
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- Jay Bruce – RF
- T.J. Rivera – 3B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Jose Reyes – SS
- Rene Rivera – C
- Rafael Montero – RHP
CARDINALS LINEUP
Will be updated when released.
Tonight, Rafael Montero gets the start for the Mets after being bumped from the rotation the weekend before the All-Star break due to rain in Washington. He is 1-5 on the season over 18 games and four starts totaling 39.0 innings with a 5.77 ERA, 3.52 FIP and a 1.897 WHIP. After a good start against the Giants, allowing only one run over 5 2/3 innings, he then allowed four runs over 6 1/3 innings (eight hits, two walks) against the Phillies. He did get some work in against the Cardinals before the break where he allowed one run off a hit and a walk in 2/3 innings. The Cardinals have the following numbers against him:
- Fowler 2-for-4
- DeJong 1-for-1, 2B
- Voit, BB
Michael Wacha gets the nod for the Cards. He’s 6-3 over 16 games and 85 2/3 innings with a 4.10 ERA, 3.50 FIP, and 1.424 WHIP. Wacha has only thrown more than six innings once this year (April 19th, 6 2/3 innings), but his numbers have been good. In his last four starts, he is 3-0 over 21 2/3 innings and 26 strikeouts with a 2.08 ERA. In 11 2/3 innings in July he has logged 18 K’s. The Mets have the following numbers against Wacha:
- Bruce 1-for-24, BB
- Duda 1-for-7, 2B, 4 BB
- Granderson 2-for-9, 2B
- Flores 0-for-3
- Reyes 0-for-3
- d’Arnaud 1-for-1, BB
NOTES
Lucas Duda hit his 16th home run of the season last night. It was his 124th career homer as a Met, tied for the seventh-most in team history with Kevin McReynolds. Carlos Beltrán is sixth on the list with 149 homers. Duda has 70 home runs at Citi Field, the most by any player in the ballpark’s history.
Jose Reyes is hitting .407 (22-for-54) with seven doubles, one triple, three home runs and eight RBI in his last 15 games. He has eight multi-hit games in his last 14 contests. Over his last 25 games, dating to June 16, Reyes is batting .341 (30-for-88) with seven doubles, two triples, six home runs, 13 RBI and 14 runs scored.
Addison Reed has allowed two runs over his 18.0 innings (1.00 ERA) dating to May 29 and surrendered six runs over his last 30 2/3 innings (1.76 ERA) since May 1. Reed is 15-for-17 in save chances and is 11th in the NL in saves. He has saved nine straight chances.
Mets outfielders have combined to hit 60 home runs, tied with Miami for the most the majors.
Let’s Go Mets!
