After winning the first game of the series in 14 innings by one run, the Mets were squashed last night by the Cardinals 10-2 last night, thanks in large part to a 6 runs 6th inning. The Mets somehow got 2 runs off of Wacha which is pretty amazing when you combine how lights out he has been and how bad the Mets offense has been. The ultimate result was a loss and since the Nationals beat the Yankees in extras, there is now a tie on top of the division.
The Mets turn to Bartolo Colon to help turn this all around. He is 6-2 on the season over 8 starts with a 3.86 ERA over 51.1 innings of work. His last two starts have been pretty rough as he has allowed 10 runs, 9 earned over 11.0 innings. Last year he was 2-0 over 2 games and 15.0 innings against the Cardinals with a 1.20 ERA. The Cardinals have the following numbers against the Mets:
- Reynolds 6-17, 2 2B
- Heyward 2-12
- Holliday 3-10, 2B
- Peralta 2-12
- Carpenter 3-10, HR
- Adams 1-9
- Molina 1-7
Carlos Martinez is 3-2 on the season over 8 games, 7 starts with a 4.73 ERA in 40.0 innings of work. His last start was average allowing 2 ER over 5.0 innings. In his previous two starts he allowed a total of 14 earned runs over 9.0 innings. Before that he had an ERA of 1.73 over his first 5 starts. He had limited work against the Mets last year pitching in a total of 4.1 innings but allowed only one run, none earned. The Mets have the following numbers against Martinez:
- Duda 1-3, 2B
- Mayberry 0-2
- Murphy 0-2
- Cuddyer 1-2
Lets Go Mets!
