New York Mets (16-7) vs Atlanta Braves (10-13)
Game Info: Monday, May 2, 2022 at 7:10 pm (Citi Field)
Chris Bassitt (3-1) (2.25) vs Max Fried (2-2) (3.00)
Betting Odds: New York Mets / Atlanta Braves --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Atlanta Braves will play the New York Mets in Game 1 of their series at Citi Field on Monday night.
The Atlanta Braves are 10-13 this season and have lost three of their last five games. Atlanta is coming off of a series loss against the Rangers, where they lost two of the three games. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 4.28 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .228 opponent batting average this season. The Braves offense has scored 89 runs with a .229 batting average and a .304 on base percentage. Ozzie Albies is batting .205 with six home runs and 11 RBI’s for the Braves this year. The projected starter for Atlanta is Max Fried, who is 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP over 24 innings pitched this season.
The New York Mets are 16-7 this season and have won five of their last seven games. New York is coming off of a series win against Philadelphia, where they won two of the three games. The New York pitching staff has a 2.99 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and a .196 opponent batting average. The Mets offense has scored 108 runs with a .262 batting average and a .344 on base percentage this season. Pete Alonso is batting .250 with four home runs and 18 RBI’s for the Mets this year. The projected starter for New York is Chris Bassitt, who is 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP over 24 innings pitched this season.
Atlanta is 20-8 in their last 28 games against the NL East and 2-5 in their last 7 road games. The over is 5-2 in Atlanta’s last 7 game 1’s of a series. New York is 5-0 in their last 5 game 1’s of a series and 14-5 in their last 19 games. The over is 4-1-1 in New York’s last 6 game 1’s of a series. Atlanta is 7-3 in these two teams last 10 head to head meetings.
The Mets have been very good to start the season and will have the home field advantage in this game. Both starting pitchers have been very sharp this season and runs will be at a premium here. The under is worth a look, but I don’t see how you can go against the Mets here.