The New York Mets will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night.
The New York Mets are 76-43 this season and have lost three of their last four games. New York is coming off of a series loss against Atlanta, where they lost three out of the four games played in the series. The New York pitching staff has a 3.55 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average this season. The Mets offense has scored 564 runs with a .258 batting average and a .328 on base percentage. Francisco Lindor is batting .270 with 21 home runs and 83 RBI’s for the Mets this season. The projected starter for New York is Chris Bassitt, who is 10-7 with a 3.27 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP over 135 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 65-52 this season and have lost four of their last seven games. Philadelphia is coming off of a series win against Cincinnati, where they won two out of the three games played. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.70 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a .237 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 541 runs with a .250 batting average and a .313 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .210 with 34 home runs and 69 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Aaron Nola, who is 8-9 with a 3.07 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP over 152.2 innings pitched this season.
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