The Mets continue their series against the Cardinals tonight as Bartolo Colon makes his first start of the second half. Colon is 9-7 over 17 starts this season with 105.0 innings with a 4.46 ERA. He wrapped up the first half in a nice streak as he allowed 2 earned runs over 13.0 innings with 12 strikeouts. In his last 8 starts his ERA is about half a run better at 4.01, which includes two starts where he was just not getting it done. One of his worst starts of the season though was against the Cardinals where he allowed 9 runs, 8 earned over 4.1 innings and 11 hits. The Cardinals have the following numbers vs Bartolo:
- Reynolds 6-17, 2 2B
- Heyward 4-14, HR
- Peralta 3-15, 2B
- Molina 1-10
- Carpenter 4-12, HR
- Bourjos 2-6
The Mets bats will get a look at John Lackey who is 7-5 over 18 starts and 117.1 innings with a 2.99 ERA in a revival season. After a start against the Rockies on June 8th where Lackey allowed 10 runs, 8 earned over 4.0 innings, John has gone 3-1 over 6 starts tossing 42.2 innings with a 1.69 ERA. Lackey also tossed a gem against the Mets earlier this year where he allowed 1 ER over 7.0 innings with 6 strikeouts. The Mets have the following numbers against Lackey:
- Granderson 9-37, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR
- Cuddyer 8-28, 2B, 4 HR
- Campbell 1-3
- Duda 1-3
- Flores 0-2
- Lagares 0-2
- Murphy 0-2
- Plawecki 0-2
Lets Go Mets!
