The Mets look to build off yesterday’s win as they go for a series split with the Cardinals this afternoon. Yesterday the Mets put up 7 runs early and road that all the way to a 7-3 win. It mimicked their two other wins since the All-Star break with the team jumping out to a huge lead early. While that is difficult strategy to sustain, the Mets will try again today.
Seth Lugo gets the nod. He is 4-2 over 7 games and 6 starts pitching 40.0 innings with a 4.50 ERA, 4.08 FIP and 1.450 WHIP. In his last start he allowed 3 ER over 6.2 innings with 7 hits and 2 walks. Before the All-Star break he allowed 1 run off 2 hits and a walk over 3.0 innings to the Cardinals. The Cardinals have the following numbers against him:
- Carpenter 0-4
- Garcia 0-1, 2 BB
- Gyorko 0-3
- DeJong 0-2
- Molina 1-2
- Voit 1-2, HR
- Fowler 1-1
The Mets bats will get a crack at Lance Lynn who is 8-6 over 19 starts and 108.2 innings with a 3.40 ERA, 5.00 FIP and 1.141 WHIP. He is coming off strong back to back starts allowing no runs over 13.1 innings and 11 hits with one walk. One of those starts was against the Mets where he allowed no runs and 3 hits with walk over 7.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Lynn:
- Bruce 15-36, 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB
- Duda 0-14, 4 BB
- Cespedes 2-9, 3B
- Flores 0-8
- R Rivera 3-7, 2B, BB
- Granderson 1-3, HR, 4 BB
- Reyes 1-5, 2 BB
Let’s Go Mets!
