How Cubs Starting Pitchers Have Performed Against the Mets Hitters

The Mets and Giants square off Wednesday (7:00pm CDT) in the NL Wild Card Game with the winner advancing to the NLDS to take on the Cubs. Noah Syndergaard is facing Madison Bumgarner in the one-game playoff at Citi Field. Neither team will be able to use its best starting pitcher until the third game of the NLDS.

The Cubs have a fully rested starting staff. Joe Maddon was able to lineup his rotation for the NLDS that gives his team the best chance to succeed in the best-of-five series. Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks start games one and two at Wrigley Field. Jake Arrieta is scheduled for game three and John Lackey will start game four, if the NLDS goes four games.

The Cubs played both the Mets…