MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Cubs, 2:20 PM

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 • 2:20 p.m. (ET)
Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL
RHP Bartolo Colon (8-4, 3.11) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (8-6, 2.41)
SNY • ESPN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets squeaked away with a win last night walking right up to the edge (literally walking). After squeezing out a second run, a go-ahead run, the Mets took a 2-1 lead to the bottom of the 9th. Familia proceeded to walk the first two batters and then Reyes made a play on a ball that probably would have rolled foul to load the bases. Bases loaded. No outs. The Cubs then made one out and then the Mets were able to turn the game-ending, double play. It would have been a crushing game to lose and instead the Mets won in exciting fashion. Now the Mets look forward to taking the series behind Bartolo Colon.

Mets Lineup

Jose Reyes – SS
Curtis Granderson – RF
Wilmer Flores – 3B
James Loney – 1B
Travis d’Arnaud – C
Kelly Johnson – 2B
Juan Lagares – CF
Michael Conforto – LF
Bartolo Colon – RHP

Cubs Lineup

Ben Zobrist – RF
Kris Bryant – 3B
Anthony Rizzo – 1B
W. Contreras – LF
Jayson Heyward – CF
Addison Russell – SS
Miguel Montero – C
Javier Baez – 2B
Kyle Hendricks – RHP

Colon is 8-4 over 19 games and 18 starts logging 104.1 innings with a 3.11 ERA. In his last start, Colon allowed 3 runs, all unearned, over 5.2 innings while waking 2 with 4 strikeouts. He started July off with the Cubs where he held them to 2 ER over 6.0 innings while walking 3 and striking out 5. The Cubs have the following numbers against Bartolo:

Zobrist 9-17, 3B, 4 HR
Heyward 7-20, 2B, HR
Rizzo 1-10, HR
Bryant 1-7
Montero 1-2
Ross 0-2
Contreras 0-3
La Stella 1-3

Kyle Hendricks looks to close things out against the Mets today. He’s 8-6 over 18 games and 17 starts with 104.2 innings of work and a 2.41 ERA. Since June 19th, he’s pitched in 6 games, 5 starts totaling 31.0 innings with a 0.87 ERA. This will be his first start against the Mets this season. In the regular season last year, he pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and in the post season he allowed 2 ER over 4.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Kyle: