The New York Mets will try to avoid getting swept by the Boston Red Sox this afternoon at Citi Field.
The Mets will send Noah Syndergaard (8-6, 3.19) to the mound on Sunday to oppose Red Sox left-hander Wade Miley (10-10, 4.51) in the series finale. First pitch is at 1:10 PM.
Terry Collins is resting Yoenis Cespedes for the first time since the outfielder joined the Mets on Aug. 1.
David Wright, who rested Saturday while dealing with some shoulder stiffness, returns to the lineup today.
Daniel Murphy is batting in the cleanup spot against the lefthander. He is batting .323 (32-99) with 17 runs scored, 11 doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI in 23 games this month.
Curtis Granderson has reached base safely 10 times in his last three games. He is tied for sixth in the NL in walks (68) and is tied for seventh in the NL with 20 RBI this month.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- David Wright – 3B
- Daniel Murphy – 1B
- Michael Cuddyer – LF
- Juan Uribe – 2B
- Ruben Tejada – SS
- Anthony Recker – C
- Noah Syndergaard – RHP
The Mets try to avoid the sweep today as they finish up their set against the Red Sox. After winning 7 games straight, the Mets have dropped two close games in a row to the Red Sox which when coupled yesterday with a Nationals win saw their lead shrink to 5.5 games. The Mets had their chances yesterday but they couldn’t cash them in, hopefully that changes today.
Noah Syndergaard is 8-6 over 19 starts and 115.2 innings with a 3.19 ERA. He hasn’t pitched too deep in his last two starts lasting 5.0 innings in each and allowing a combined 5 ER between the two. His three best starts in his last 6 though all came at home. Syndergaard has never faced the Red Sox and has never faced any of their hitters in a major league game before.
The Mets batters get a look at Wade Miley who is 10-10 over 26 starts and 153.2 innings with a 4.51 ERA. His last four starts have been a sandwich where his two in the middle were quite good and the buns of this sandwich, including his last one, saw him give up 5 ER. The last time he faced the Mets was back in 2013 where he shut the Mets out over 5.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Miley:
- Uribe 5-22, 2 2B
- Cuddyer 4-17, 2 2B, 3B
- Murphy 3-9, 2B
- Wright 2-6
- Tejada 2-5
- Lagares 1-3, 2B
- Harvey 2-2, 2B
Let’s Go Mets!
