The New York Mets will play the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their series at Truist Park on Monday night.
The New York Mets are 75-40 this season and have won eight of their last nine games. New York is coming off of a series win against Philadelphia, where they won two out of the three games played in the series. The New York pitching staff has a 3.45 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average this season. The Mets offense has scored 552 runs with a .259 batting average and a .330 on base percentage. Pete Alonso is batting .281 with 29 home runs and 97 RBI’s for the Mets this season. The projected starter for New York is Carlos Carrasco, who is 13-4 with a 3.76 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP over 124.1 innings pitched this season.
The Atlanta Braves are 70-46 this season and have won six games in a row. Atlanta is coming off of a series win against Miami, where they won all four games played. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.63 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and a .232 opponent batting average. The Braves offense has scored 557 runs with a .251 batting average and a .315 on base percentage this year. Matt Olson is batting .250 with 24 home runs and 75 RBI’s for the Braves this season. The projected starter for Atlanta is Spencer Strider, who is 6-4 with a 3.11 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP over 89.2 innings pitched this season.
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