The Mets had their second lack luster game in a row yesterday and look to get back on the right path tonight. Last night’s game was going smoothly for Wheeler until the 6th inning where he ran into trouble that he couldn’t get out of. Then Robles was brought in a promptly let up a 3-run bomb. All told, the Cards scored 6 in the frame and it was enough to beat the Mets.
Tonight Rafael Montero gets the start for the Mets after being bumped from the rotation the weekend before the All-Star break due to rain in DC. He is 1-5 on the season over 18 games and 4 starts totaling 39.0 innings with a 5.77 ERA, 3.52 FIP and a 1.897 WHIP. After a good start against the Giants, allowing only 1 run over 5.2 innings, he then allowed 4 runs over 6.1 innings (8 hits, 2 walks) against the Phillies. He did get some work in against the Cardinals before the break where he allowed 1 run off a hit and a walk in 0.2 innings. The Cardinals have the following numbers against him:
- Fowler 2-4
- DeJong 1-1, 2B
- Voit 0-0, BB
Michael Wacha gets the nod for the Cards. He’s 6-3 over 16 games and 85.2 innings with a 4.10 ERA, 3.50 FIP, and 1.424 WHIP. Wacha has only thrown more than 6.0 innings once this year (April 19th, 6.2 innings), but his numbers have been good. In his last 4 starts he is 3-0 over 21.2 innings and 26 K’s with a 2.08 ERA. In 11.2 innings in July he has logged 18 K’s. The Mets have the following numbers against Wacha:
- Bruce 1-24, BB
- Duda 1-7, 2B, 4 BB
- Granderson 2-9, 2B
- Flores 0-3
- Reyes 0-3
- d’Arnaud 1-1, BB
Let’s Go Mets!
