MLB: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals series preview July 17-20

The season is over. Sell off the pieces. Stop pretending. Please.

When and Where

Game 1: Monday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes)

Game 2: Tuesday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes)

Game 3: Wednesday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes)

Game 4: Thursday @ Citi Field, 12:10 p.m. (TV: SNY, MLB Network; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes)

Baseball Weather

Monday: Partly cloudy with a high of 84

Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a high of 84

Wednesday: Morning thunderstorms with a high of 89

Thursday: Partly cloudy with a high of 91

Probable Pitching Matchups

Monday: RHP Adam Wainwright (10-5, 5.20 ERA, 5.42 DRA, .272 TAv, 0.2 WARP) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (3-6, 4.86 ERA, 6.08 DRA, .283 TAv, -0.4 WARP)

Tuesday: RHP Michael Wacha (6-3, 4.10 ERA, 4.39 DRA, .265 TAv, 1.1 WARP) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (1-5, 5.77 ERA, 5.23 DRA, .300 TAv, 0.1 WARP)

Wednesday: TBD vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (10-3, 3.48 ERA, 2.78 DRA, .237 TAv, 3.7 WARP)

Thursday: TBD vs. RHP Seth Lugo (4-2, 4.50 ERA, 7.88 DRA, .284 TAv, -1.0 WARP)

Who’s Hot?

Jay Bruce: 9-for-26 over the last six games going into Sunday, including four home runs

Jacob deGrom: 1.53 ERA in 47 innings over the last six games

Tommy Pham: 9-for-15 over the last four games going into Sunday

Who’s Not?

Fernando Salas: His entire season

Actually, most of the Mets bullpen

The Mets bullpen makes me so sad

Please make it stop

When We Last Met

The Mets lost two of three just before the All-Star Break.

It’s Literally a 10-Day DL

Mets: Yoenis Cespedes left the game Saturday with a hip injury and sat out Sunday, but the Mets claim he’ll be ready for the series opener.

Cardinals: Randal Grichuk and Stephen Piscotty were both placed on the disabled list over the weekend with various maladies.

Notable Quotables

“You’re always looking to see what transpires over the next seven to 10 days. But I think we’re at the point in the season where things would have to go exceedingly well for us to realistically change direction,” Sandy Alderson said Friday about the trade deadline.

Photo credit: Jeff Curry – USA Today Sports

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