Philadelphia Phillies (65-52) vs New York Mets (76-43)
Game Info: Friday, August 19, 2022 at 7:05 pm (Citizens Bank Park)
Aaron Nola (8-9) (3.07) vs Chris Bassitt (10-7) (3.27)
Betting Odds: Philadelphia Phillies -125 / New York Mets +108 --- Over/Under: 8 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The New York Mets will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night.
The New York Mets are 76-43 this season and have lost three of their last four games. New York is coming off of a series loss against Atlanta, where they lost three out of the four games played in the series. The New York pitching staff has a 3.55 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average this season. The Mets offense has scored 564 runs with a .258 batting average and a .328 on base percentage. Francisco Lindor is batting .270 with 21 home runs and 83 RBI’s for the Mets this season. The projected starter for New York is Chris Bassitt, who is 10-7 with a 3.27 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP over 135 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 65-52 this season and have lost four of their last seven games. Philadelphia is coming off of a series win against Cincinnati, where they won two out of the three games played. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.70 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a .237 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 541 runs with a .250 batting average and a .313 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .210 with 34 home runs and 69 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Aaron Nola, who is 8-9 with a 3.07 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP over 152.2 innings pitched this season.
New York is 10-5 in their last 15 road games and 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games. The over is 5-2 in New York’s last 7 game one’s of a series. Philadelphia is 7-1 in their last 8 home games and 15-5 in their last 20 games. The under is 8-1 in Philadelphia’s last 9 games. New York is 6-1 in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings.
The Mets come into this series with a 3.5 game lead in the NL East over the Braves and a 10 game advantage over the Phillies. Philadelphia has played very well over the last 20 games and is hunting for a playoff spot. Philadelphia is starting Aaron Nola, who has allowed one run in each of his last three starts. For the Mets, Chris Bassitt hasn’t allowed a run in any of his last three starts. These two pitchers have been lights outs over their past few starts and I am taking the under here.
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David’s Pick Under 8
AUTHOR: David Racey
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