The New York Mets and Houston Astros will take the field on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET.
New York (34-38 SU and 27-45 RL) is starting right-hander Tylor Megill. The 27-year-old is 6-4 with a 4.83 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP this season.
Houston (39-34 SU and 35-38 RL) is countering with fellow right-hander Cristian Javier. The 26-year-old is 7-1 with a 2.90 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP in his 14 outings this year.
The Astros are -140 moneyline favorites and the game total is 8.5.
New York got its swagger back on Monday, winning game one of the series 11-1. Max Scherzer led the way with his longest outing of the season, holding Houston to one run in eight innings. Francisco Lindor contributed to the offensive onslaught, homering and driving in five runs.
The Mets score 4.54 runs per game (12th) and hit .242 (20th) with a .721 OPS (15th). They've hit 87 long balls (10th) and stolen 52 bases (15th) this year. The NY pitching staff sports a 4.62 ERA (24th) and a 1.35 WHIP (21st) with 20 quality starts.
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Megill will start for the visitors tomorrow afternoon. The right-hander beat St. Louis in his last appearance, holding the Cardinals to one run with seven strikeouts in six innings. It was a significant bounce-back performance from his prior start (seven earned runs in 3.2 frames vs. Pittsburgh). Megill has held 10 of his 14 opponents to three or fewer earned runs this year.