Wednesday, July 27, 2016 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Adam Wainwright (9-5, 4.09) vs. RHP Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.14)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets split the double-header yesterday with the Cardinals and look to take the series today behind Logan Verrett.
Mets Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- James Loney – 1B
- Neil Walker – 2B
- Wilmer Flores – 3B
- Michael Conforto – CF
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Logan Verrett – RHP
Cardinals Lineup
- Greg Garcia – 2B
- Aledmys Diaz -SS
- S. Piscotty – RF
- Matt Holliday – LF
- Matt Adams – 1B
- Jedd Gyorko – 3B
- Yadier Molina – C
- Tommy Pham – CF
- Adam Wainwright – RHP
Logan Verrett is 3-6 over 26 games and 8 starts over 67.1 innings with a 4.14 ERA. After a series of rocky starts his last two have been solid totaling 11.1 innings with a 3.18 ERA while striking out 7 batters. This will be Verrett’s first start against the Cardinals and the only person on their whole roster who has faced Logan is Mike Leake, who is 0-1.
The Mets bats will get to see an old foe, cemented into the history books of critical Mets moments, Adam Wainwright. This year he’s 9-5 over 20 starts and 125.1 innings with a 4.09 ERA, which statistically is his worst season in his career (not including his injury seasons). He has turned it around in July pitching in four games with a 3-0 record and 29.0 innings with 27 strikeouts. During that time he has posted a sparkling 0.93 ERA. The last time he faced the Mets was back in 2014 where he held the Mets to 4 hits and no runs over 7.0 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Adam Wainwright:
- Walker 9-38, 2B, HR
- Loney 14-31, 4 2B, HR
- K Johnson 1-11
- Reyes 0-10
- Granderson 1-8
- Cespedes 1-8
- De Aza 1-7
- Rivera 1-3
- d’Arnaud 0-2
Let’s Go Mets!
