RAINED OUT!

The New York Mets have announced that tonight’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals has been rained out and rescheduled as part of a single-admission doubleheader tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26 at 4:10 p.m.

The second game of the double-header will start approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.

• Only tickets marked “Tuesday, July 26, 2016 – Game 48” will be valid for admission to tomorrow’s 4:10 p.m. single-admission doubleheader.

• Fans holding a paid ticket for tonight’s game marked “Monday, July 25, 2016 – Game 47” may NOT use that ticket for tomorrow’s 4:10 p.m. single-admission doubleheader, but can exchange it for a ticket comparable in price and location to tomorrow’s doubleheader, subject to availability.

Noah Syndergaard will start Game 1 on Tuesday, while Bartolo Colon goes in Game 2.

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The Mets come back tonight after a taking a critical series in Miami. Steven Matz looked good tossing 6 scoreless and the Mets scored just enough runs to keep the Marlins at bay. Now the Mets look to keep adding numbers to the win column as the Cardinals come to town.

The Mets will start a nine-game homestand tonight and will play 17 of their next 20 games in New York City. The Mets are 9-4 in their last 13 home games and 26-20 at home this season.

Mets Lineup

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

Cardinals Lineup

Greg Garcia – 2B
Aledmys Diaz -SS
S. Piscotty – RF
Matt Holliday – LF
Matt Adams – 1B
Jedd Gyorko – 3B
Yadier Molina – C
J. Hazelbaker – CF
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: