The Phillies and Mets have been 2 of the hottest teams recently, as the battle for the NL East heats up. Philly had won 12 of 13 games prior to yesterday's loss. However, the Mets have won 15 of their last 17 games, including 2 separate win streaks over 6 or more games. In that stretch, they took 4 of 5 games off of the Braves, giving them a bit of cushion at the top of the division. They have the 2nd-best record in baseball, and will be looking to increase that with future hall-of-famer Max Scherzer on the mound. Along with this same game parlay, be sure to check out our though ts on the side and total for all of today's games.
Mets ML (-210)
Under 7 total runs (-104)'
Starling Marte to record a hit (-290)
Parlay odds: +352
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
New York Mets ML (-210) over Philadelphia Phillies
This game originally opened with the Mets as a -155 favorite on the money line. Obviously that has significantly moved, and there are plenty of reasons as to why. The most obvious is having 2-time Cy Young-winner Max Scherzer on the mound. While he likely won't win the award this season, that's partially due to missing some time. However, since his return, he's been his usual self. Scherzer is coming off of a dominant 11-strikeout start against the Braves, 1 of the best teams in the league. That marks the 5th time he's recorded double-digit strikeouts, and he's now down to a 1.98 ERA.
Aside from Scherzer, the Phillies began proving why their hot stretch is likely to be more short-lived than that of the Mets. Philly's last 2 series have been against the league's worst pitching staff in the Nationals, and the league's worst offense since the all-star break in the Marlins. They even came out of the all-star break getting swept by a mediocre Cubs team by a combined score of 25-7. Meanwhile, the Mets were out sweeping the Yankees, and taking 4 of 5 games from the Braves. Not only is Scherzer dominant, they have 1 of the league's deepest lineups supporting him. Pete Alonso has the most RBI in the National League, and shortstop Francisco Lindor is close behind with the 3rd-most. With that combination, they can take advantage of a Phillies team who is traveling into town after just wrapping up their previous series yesterday in a shutout loss.'