Mets @ Cardinals, Aug. 17: Jose Quintana opens series in St. Louis at 7:15 p.m.
The Mets open a four-game weekend set against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium starting on Thursday at 7:15 p.m.
Mets Notes
New York finished off their long homestand taking two out of three from the Pittsburgh Pirates
When these teams faced off earlier this year at Citi Field, the Cardinals took the series two games to one
Brandon Nimmo is hitting .400 with three extra-base hits and a 1.133 OPS during his current eight-game hitting streak
Rafael Ortega is a career .392 hitter with a .451 OBP and .992 OPS in 26 games against the Cardinals
Jeff McNeil has reached base in 19 of the 25 games he’s appeared in since July 21
DJ Stewart has gone deep three times over the past two days
METS | CARDINALS |
|---|---|
Brandon Nimmo, LF | Tommy Edman, CF |
Francisco Lindor, SS | Paul Goldschmidt, 1B |
Jeff McNeil, 2B | Nolan Arenado, 3B |
Pete Alonso, 1B | |
Daniel Vogelbach, DH | Tyler O'Neill, LF |
Francisco Alvarez, C | Jordan Walker, RF |
DJ Stewart, RF | |
Jonathan Arauz, 3B | Taylor Motter, SS |
Rafael Ortega, CF | Jose Fermin, 2B |
Who is starting for the Mets?
Jose Quintana takes the ball looking to earn his first win in a Mets uniform.
While he’s 0-4 since returning from the Injured List, the veteran left-hander has posted a quality start in four of his five outings. Quintana allowed just one run across six innings of work in his effort last weekend against the Braves.
The Cardinals acquired Quintana in a trade with the Pirates ahead of last season’s deadline and he made 12 solid starts for them. He also put together a strong outing in a Wild Card round loss to the Phillies.
Quintana will look to keep the ball rolling for New York in his return to Busch Stadium, where he's posted a career 2.88 ERA.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?
Q and the Mets will be opposed by another veteran in the series opener in Adam Wainwright.
In his 18th, and seemingly final year at the big-league level, the right-hander has struggled mightily for the Red Birds. Through 15 starts, Waino has posted an 8.78 ERA and 2.08 WHIP while allowing a brutal 15.3 H/9.
While he’s struggled for the most part, the big righty put together one of his best starts of the season earlier this year against the Mets at Citi Field. He earned his third win of the year after tossing 6.1 innings (the most he’s thrown) and allowing just three runs on seven hits.
In his career against New York, the 41-year-old has a 4.58 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and 75 strikeouts.
Upcoming schedule
The Mets and Cardinals continue their four-game weekend set at Busch Stadium on Friday at 8:15 p.m. on SNY.
Joey Lucchesi (1-0, 4.43 ERA), who has been on the Triple-A IL for about a month, has joined New York to make the start against LHP Zack Thompson (2-4, 3.96 ERA).
