The Miami Marlins visit the New York Mets in a major league baseball game you can watch FREE live streaming from Citi Field at 7:10 PM ET
The Mets haven't exactly been tearing the cover off the ball, but they had enough timely hitting this week to secure a series victory over the reigning National League champions.
The Mets (12-10), opening the final series of their season high-tying 10-game homestand, are hitting .187 with six extra-base hits during a 4-1 stretch. But they were 7 for 21 with runners in scoring position in their three wins in a four-game series with St. Louis.
Veteran major leaguer, Bobby Abreu has joined the Mets to platoon in right field with Curtis Granderson.
"It's been a long time," said Abreu, whose 2,348 games played rank behind only Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter among active players. "It was kind of exciting. At first I had to calm down my emotions and just go out there and play the game."
Miami (10-12) could use a strong outing from their starter, Alvarez, given its recent ineptitude at the plate. The Marlins have seven runs and 24 hits over their last four games, going homerless in three of them after hitting at least one in 10 straight contests. They struck out 41 times while dropping two of three in Atlanta this week despite outhitting the Braves 20-19 and posting a collective 2.08 ERA.
Giancarlo Stanton is 2 for 18 over his last five with nine strikeouts and just one RBI, though his 27 RBIs still lead the majors.
"First things first, you've got to put the ball in play," Stanton told the team's website. "Even if you have bad contact or something doesn't go right, if you put it in play, something can happen."
Stanton, though, is 4 for 36 with 14 strikeouts over his last 10 games versus the Mets.
Taking the hill for New York will be Zack Wheeler (1-2, 4.63), who has had three quality starts in four outings. He gave up three runs over six innings in a 4-3, 14-inning win over Atlanta on Sunday.
Wheeler limited Miami to two runs and three hits in seven innings of a 4-2 road victory in his eighth career start July 30, going without a decision.
The Marlins, who are a big league-worst 1-8 away from home, have dropped 16 of their last 23 at Citi Field.
The game will be live streaming on www.stream2watch.me/baseball
