The New York Mets open a four-game series on the road Monday against National League East rival the Atlanta Braves. New York is 74-40 following its 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. Jacob deGrom pitched six shutout innings for the Mets. New York has won seven of the last eight and leads the National League East by 5 .5 games over the second place Braves.
Second baseman Jeff McNeil is batting .307 to lead New York, while left fielder Mark Canha is the leader in on-base percentage at .366. First baseman Pete Alonso is the leader in home runs with 29, RBIs with 97 and hits with 100. On Monday, the New York Mets will send Carlos Carrasco to the mound. The right-hander is 13-4 with a 3.76 ERA, 123 Ks and 32 BBs. You can find out who else is leading their teams with our MLB preview page.
Atlanta improved to 69-46 following its 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. Ronald Acuna hit a home run on the game's first pitch, while Matt Olson went deep for the 24th time this season. Atlanta has won five straight and the Braves have moved to 5 .5 games behind the Mets in the National League East.
Austin Riley is batting .294 to lead Atlanta and the third baseman has team highs in home runs with 30 and hits with 131. First baseman Matt Olson is the leader in RBIs with 75 and right fielder Ronald Acuna is the leader in on-base percentage at .360. On Monday, the Atlanta Braves will send Spencer Strider to the mound. The right-hander is 6-4 with a 3.11 ERA, 138 Ks and 34 BBs.
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- New York is 20-6 in its last 26
- The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Mets last 6
- Atlanta is 46-19 in its last 65
- The OVER has cashed in 16 of the Braves last 26
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