Last night was the opposite of the first game of the series with the Phillies beating the Mets 6-0 behind Cole Hamels to setup a rubber match. This afternoon they look to take the series behind Zack Wheeler as he squares off against Kyle Kendrick in an early 12:10 PM matinee at Citi Field.
Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Daniel Murphy – 2B
- David Wright – 3B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Chris Young – LF
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Ruben Tejada – SS
- Zack Wheeler – RHP
Wheeler is 5-8 over 21 starts and 121.0 innings with a 3.64 ERA. In his last five starts he is 2-0 with a 1.41 ERA allowing 5 earned runs over 32.0 innings while striking out 30 batters.
In his one start against the Phillies this year, he struck out 9 batters in Philly allowing one earned run over 6.1 innings. The Phillies have the following numbers against Wheeler:
- Rollins 2-9
- Utley 1-8
- Ruiz 1-7, 2B
- Ruf 0-4
- Brown 0-5
- Asche 2-3, 3B
Kyle Kendrick is 5-10 over 21 games and 131.1 innings of work with a 4.87 ERA. In his last four games he has pitched 22.0 innings allowing 21 ER, which is a 8.59 ERA.
In two starts against the Mets he allowed 8 ER over 11.1 innings with a 6.35 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against Kyle:
- Wright 15-47, 3 2B, 3 HR
- Murphy 7-33, 2B
- Duda 4-20, 3 2B, HR
- C Young 4-21, 2B, HR
- Tejada 7-22, HR
- Granderson 1-9
- Lagares 3-5, 2B
Lets Go Mets!
