Tuesday, June 21, 2016 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Ian Kennedy (5-5, 4.17) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (6-3, 3.01)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets have lost three straight games and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. Starting tonight, New York will play 20 straight games before the All-Star break.
Mets Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
- Yoenis Cespedes – CF
- Neil Walker – 2B
- James Loney – 1B
- Wilmer Flores – 3B
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Bartolo Colon – RHP
Royals Lineup
- Whit Merrifield – 2B
- Alcides Escobar – SS
- Eric Hosmer – 1B
- Lorenzo Cain – CF
- Salvador Perez – C
- Paulo Orlando – RF
- C. Cuthbert – 3B
- Brett Eibner – LF
- Ian Kennedy – RHP
Bartolo Colon has won his last three decisions with a 1.93 ERA spanning five starts dating to May 23. Colon has not allowed more than two earned runs in any those five starts. He is currently tied with Dwight Gooden for 49th place on major league baseball’s all-time strikeout list with 2,293 strikeouts. The Royals have the following numbers against him:
- Cain 1-3
- Dyson 0-4
- Escobar 2-7
- Gordon 3-10, 1 HR, 5 K
- Hosmer 1-7
- Morales 4-20, 1 HR
The Mets draw Ian Kennedy tonight who is 5-5 over 13 starts this year and 77.2 innings with a 4.17 ERA. At the end of May he had a 3.03 ERA, the June happened. In June he’s made 3 starts and 18.1 innings allowing 16 ER (7.85 ERA). He made one start against the Mets last year where he allowed 2 ER and 6 hits over 6.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Ian:
- Walker 9-21, 2B, 3 HR
- Loney 7-16, 4 2B, HR
- Granderson 5-12, HR
- De Aza 3-7, 2B, 3B
- Cabrera 3-5, 2B, HR
- Flores 2-6
Let’s Go Mets!
