The Mets and Cardinals play an afternoon game today as R.A. Dickey gets the nod against Adam Wainwright. Dickey is 17-4 on the season with a 2.63 ERA over 191.1 innings and 190 strikeouts. Dickey was amazing in his last start as he held his opponents to 5 hits in a complete game shutout. On top of that he has a 0.78 ERA in his last three starts. Earlier this season he held the Cardinals to 7 hits in a complete game shutout. The Cardinals have the following numbers against Dickey:
Beltran 5-18, 2B, HR
Holliday 3-10, 2B
Jay 1-5, 2B
Molina 2-7
Freese 0-6
Adam Wainwright is 13-11 over 27 starts and 168.2 innings with an ERA of 3.90. His last start was a rough one as he allowed 6 ER in 2.2 innings of work. Against the Mets this year he allowed 7 ER over 6.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Adam:
Bay 6-18, 2B
Cedeno 6-19, 2B
Wright 1-9, 2B
Davis 1-5
Thole 0-4
Duda 1-2, HR
Let’s Go Mets!
