NEW YORK METS (36-32, second place/NL East) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (38-31, second place/AL Central)
Tuesday: RHP Noah Syndergaard (7-2, 1.91) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (5-5, 4.17), 7:10 p.m. ET
Wednesday: RHP Bartolo Colon (6-3, 3.01) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (2-1, 3.07), 1:10 p.m. ET
ROYALS SHORT HOPS
Rookie Whit Merrifield has reached base safely in 26 of his 27 career starts. He leads all major league rookies in average at .333 (min. 100 ABs). His 40 hits are the most in franchise history through 28 career games, topping Johnny Damon’s mark (37 in 1995).