Noah Syndergaard (7-2, 1.91 ERA) is on the hill for the New York Mets (36-32) as they square off against Ian Kennedy (5-5, 4.17 ERA) and the Kansas City Royals (38-31) in the first of a two-game series at Citi Field. Action begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 21 and can be seen on FSKC and SNY.
Syndergaard pitched 8.1 innings in his last outing, surrendering two and striking out 11 in an 11-2 win over the Pirates. Kennedy went 6.2 innings, surrendering four runs, striking out six and walking two in a 9-4 win over the Indians in his most recent start. Paulo Orlando (.353, 12 Rs, 1 HR, 14 RBIs, 5 SBs) went 1 for 4 Sunday.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, New York is 10-10, while Kansas City is 14-16.
The Royals are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Mets have a 10-17 record when opponents give up two walks or less.
When they are outhit, the Royals are 4-19. The Mets have a 7-25 record when opponents outhit them.
Kansas City ranks near the bottom of the league at 26th when it comes to home runs, hitting 61 this season. New York ranks in the top 10 with 90.
Ranking 29th, Kansas City is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 159 this season. New York ranks in the top half at 13th with 218.
When the Mets hit at least one home run, they are 31-14, well-matched with the Royals who are 28-15 when hitting one or more homers.
