The New York Mets will be aiming for a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies this afternoon at Citi Field. Noah Syndergaard (6-6, 3.01) gets the assignment and he opposes right-hander Eddie Butler (3-9, 5.50) for the Rockies in a 12:10 PM matchup.
The Mets are a season high-tying 10 games over .500 (62-52) for the fourth time this year. They were 13-3, 14-4 and 15-5 this year.The last time the Mets were 11 games over .500 was after the game on June 27, 2010 (43-32). Make it happen!
The Mets have won six straight home games and are 41-18 at Citi Field, which is the best record through their first 59 home games in franchise history.
The Mets have won nine straight home games against the Rockies and have shut out Colorado in four of their last five meetings.
After a day off, David Wright is expected to resume his rehab assignment with Class A St. Lucie on Thursday. Wright is 2-for-6 with a walk in two games so far. He logged six innings at third base on Tuesday.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson RF
- Yoenis Cespedes CF
- Daniel Murphy 1B
- Juan Uribe 3B
- Kelly Johnson 2B
- Travis d’Arnaud C
- Michael Conforto LF
- Wilmer Flores SS
- Noah Syndergaard P
The Mets try to complete the always difficult 4-game sweep this afternoon as the Rockies play their last game in Queens for the season. For the second straight game yesterday, the Mets shut-out the Rockies, this time by the score of 3-0 in a game that saw a dominant outing from deGrom, strong relief from both Clippard and Familia, and the first homer from Cespedes. The Mets are now 10 games above .500 and thanks to the Dodgers, now 3.5 in front of the Nationals.
Noah Syndergaard is 6-6 over 16 starts and 98.2 innings with 106 K’s this season. He’s coming off of his first terrible start in a while where he allowed 5 ER over 4.0 innings while striking out 6. Even including that start, in his last 8 starts he has tossed 54.0 innings with a 2.17 ERA. Syndergaard has never faced the Rockies before, but he has faced Jose Reyes who is 0-3 with 2 K’s.
Eddie Butler will get the start for the Rockies. He is 3-9 over 15 starts and 75.1 innings with a 5.50 ERA and 40 K’s. Since being recalled on July 24th, he has made 4 starts with an 0-3 record over 21.0 innings and a 7.29 ERA. This will be Butler’s first start against the Mets, but he has faced Juan Uribe before, who is 0-2.
