On Friday, the New York Mets open a very important three game series on the road against the Atlanta Braves. New York is 98-58 following its 5-4 victory over Miami on Wednesday. New York has won nine of the last 12 and the Mets hold a slim one-game lead over Atlanta in the National League East with six games remaining on the regular season schedule, of which three will be played on the road against the Braves.
Second baseman Jeff McNeil is batting .320 to lead New York and has a team-high .377 on base percentage. First baseman Pete Alonso is the leader in home runs with 40 and RBIs with 131, while shortstop Francisco Lindor is the leader in hits with 166. On Friday, the New York Mets will send Chris Bassitt to the mound. The right-hander is 15-8 with a 3.27 ERA, 167 Ks and 46 BBs.
Atlanta dropped to 97-59 following its 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. Atlanta managed only six hits versus Washington and the Braves committed a pair of errors which resulted in two unearned runs in the loss. Atlanta is second in the NL East, but the Braves have qualified for the postseason and our first in the NL wildcard chase.
Shortstop Dansby Swanson is batting .276 to lead Atlanta and has a team-high 171 hits. The third baseman Austin Riley is the leader in home runs with 37, while first baseman Matt Olson is the leader in RBIs with 96 and right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr is the leader in on-base percentage .352. On Friday, the Atlanta Braves will send Max Fried to the mound.' The lefthander is 13-7 with a 2.50 ERA, 167 Ks and 37 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- New York is 9-3 in its last 12
- The OVER has cashed in each of New York's last 5
- Atlanta is 4-1 in its last 5
- The UNDER has cashed in 11 of the Braves last 16
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