The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets play the middle game of their three-game set on Wednesday night in New York. Both teams earned a playoff spot last season but have started slowly out of the gates in 2023. The pitching matchup on Wednesday will feature Phillies righty Aaron Nola (4-3, 4.59) taking on Mets' righty Carlos Carrasco (1-2, 6.75). The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM EST.
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The Philadelphia Phillies have had a hard time getting on track thus far in 2023 and recreating the magic that brought them to the World Series in 2022. The Phillies took two of four games from the Braves in Atlanta over the weekend but still find themselves under .500 and in fourth place in the NL East Division. The Phillies head to New York hoping to close the NL East gap after an off-day on Monday. On Tuesday night, the Phillies were held to just two hits and fell to the Mets 2-0.
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The Phillies will turn to ace Aaron Nola in the second game of this series against the Mets. Nola is 4-3 with an ERA of 4.59 in 11 starts this season. He has six quality starts with a WHIP of 1.12. He has allowed 62 hits in 68.2 innings pitched thus far. His strikeout rate is 7.9 thus far but has allowed 11 home runs this season. On the road, Nola is 2-2 in seven starts with an ERA of 5.02. His K/9 rate drops to 7.3 on the road and he's given up seven of his 11 home runs away from home. Nola was 0-4 in five starts against the Mets last season with an ERA of 3.99.
Key Injuries: Closer Jose Alvarado is out. 1B Alec Bohm is day-to-day.