Mets, Cardinals lock horns in series finale
Last night, Bartolo Colon helped the Mets earn a doubleheader split with the Cardinals as only he could. The majors’ oldest player spotted that 86 mph “heater” to a tee, kept the visitors off-balance and generally accessed his entire toolbox to win the evening.
Adam Wainwright won’t turn 43 anytime soon. He has been an instrumental piece of the Redbirds’ rotation for a decade-plus, though, and suddenly looks as deadly as ever. The veteran ace leads St. Louis into battle against New York at 7:10 p.m. ET, with handicappers showing ample respect to No. 50. Online sports book Bovada.lv gives Mike Matheny’s group odds of -132 to prevail, whereas the Mets symbolize +122 underdogs.
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After the two National League powerhouses engaged in six hours of baseball yesterday, will the primary hurlers capitalize on some languid bats? Wainwright’s preying on every opponent at the moment. His July ERA of 2.93 paces the entire senior circuit, and the Cards are 13-3 in the righty’s past 16 assignments.
On the other side, Logan Verrett keeps striving for better results as a starter. The Corpus Christi native’s just 1-4 with a 4.97 ERA in that role. Once Matt Harvey’s thoracic outlet syndrome came to light, however, manager Terry Collins had little choice but to pluck Verrett from the bullpen.
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Wainwright’s career mark of 3-4 vs. the Mets probably doesn’t titillate those in the Gateway City, but consider the lineup of which he should take advantage shortly. Leadoff man Jose Reyes (intercostal strain) stands to miss the rubber match, and slugger Yoenis Cespedes finds himself mired in an 8-for-29 slide. Pay attention to that St. Louis offense, too, which boasts homers in 17 straight contests.
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