The New York Mets continue their 4-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals tonight at Citi Field after splitting the first two games.
Bartolo Colon (6-2, 3.86 ERA) opposes right-hander Carlos Martinez (3-2, 4.73) in a 7:10 PM matchup.
The Mets no longer have sole possession of first place in the NL East, now sharing the top spot with the Washington Nationals. The Mets had been alone in first place since April 16.
Darrell Ceciliani became the seventh Met to make his major league debut this year, joining Sean Gilmartin, Kevin Plawecki, Hansel Robles, Danny Muno, Jack Leathersich and Noah Syndergaard. Ceciliani came through with a pinch hit single.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Eric Campbell – 3B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Michael Cuddyer – LF
- Daniel Murphy – 2B
- Wilmer Flores – SS
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Kevin Plawecki – C
- Bartolo Colon – RHP
After winning the first game of the series in 14 innings by one run, the Mets were squashed by the Cardinals 10-2 last night, thanks in large part to a six run, 6th inning. The Mets somehow got 2 runs off of Wacha which is pretty amazing when you combine how lights out he has been and how bad the Mets offense has been. The ultimate result was a loss and since the Nationals beat the Yankees in extras, there is now a tie on top of the division.
The Mets turn to Bartolo Colon to help turn this all around. He is 6-2 on the season over 8 starts with a 3.86 ERA over 51.1 innings of work. His last two starts have been pretty rough as he has allowed 10 runs, 9 earned over 11.0 innings. Last year he was 2-0 over 2 games and 15.0 innings against the Cardinals with a 1.20 ERA. The Cardinals have the following numbers against the Mets:
- Reynolds 6-17, 2 2B
- Heyward 2-12
- Holliday 3-10, 2B
- Peralta 2-12
- Carpenter 3-10, HR
- Adams 1-9
- Molina 1-7
Carlos Martinez is 3-2 on the season over 8 games, 7 starts with a 4.73 ERA in 40.0 innings of work. His last start was average allowing 2 ER over 5.0 innings. In his previous two starts he allowed a total of 14 earned runs over 9.0 innings. Before that he had an ERA of 1.73 over his first 5 starts. He had limited work against the Mets last year pitching in a total of 4.1 innings but allowed only one run, none earned. The Mets have the following numbers against Martinez:
- Duda 1-3, 2B
- Mayberry 0-2
- Murphy 0-2
- Cuddyer 1-2
Lets Go Mets!
