NEW YORK METS (62-62, third place/NL East) at ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (66-57, second place/NL Central)
Tuesday: LHP Jonathon Niese (8-7, 5.30) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (10-8, 4.11), 8:15 p.m. ET
Wednesday: RHP Jacob deGrom (7-6, 2.73) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez
Thursday: RHP Seth Lugo (0-2, 3.04) vs. RHP Adam Wainwright (9-7, 4.71), 7:15 p.m. ET
CARDINALS SHORT HOPS
The Cardinals have been hit hard by injuries this month, with shortstop Aledmys Diaz (broken thumb), left-hander Tyler Lyons (knee), right-hander Michael Wacha (shoulder), left fielder Matt Adams (shoulder), Matt Holliday (broken thumb) and right-hander Seth Maness (elbow) all landing on the disabled list.