Mets confirm rotation for final road trip, line up aces for Nationals

NEW YORK -- New York Mets manager Terry Collins confirmed the team's rotation for the final road trip of the season. After Bartolo Colon pitches Wednesday's homestand finale against the Atlanta Braves, here is how things line up:

At Cincinnati

Thursday: Steven Matz

Friday: Noah Syndergaard

Saturday: Matt Harvey

Sunday: Jacob deGrom

At Philadelphia

Tuesday: Jonathon Niese

Wednesday: Colon

Thursday: Matz

That, of course, lines up Syndergaard, Harvey and deGrom to face the Washington Nationals during the final series of the season if those games are meaningful.

Harvey's outing in Cincinnati is expected to be abbreviated -- perhaps even shorter than the five innings he went in his Sunday start against the New York Yankees. DeGrom, who was skipped on Tuesday night, will be pitching for the first time since Sept. 15 when he takes the mound in Cincinnati.