New York Mets (12-7) vs. San Francisco Giants (6-11)
The 2023 Major League Baseball Season is continuing through the fourth week as the New York Mets take on the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The Mets enter as the favorites (-135) with the total set at 8.5.
These clubs met seven times last season, with New York winning four of the seven contests. The Giants won two of the three games in San Francisco, but New York outscored them 28-25.
The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, 5-3. That continues the torrid pace for the team, as New York is 6-1 in their last seven, currently in second place in the NL East. The team is 8-5 on the road.
The Mets trailed by one after four innings, but scored two in the fifth to take the lead, then added one in the eighth and two in the ninth to seal the victory. Brandon Nimmo had a big day at the top of the order, going 5-5 with two runs scored and two RBI. He also hit his first home run of the season. Nimmo is hitting .349 and has 10 RBI and 12 runs scored. The Mets are 11th in runs scored (88), but are hitting just .227. The team is eighth in on-base percentage (.337), with a . 343 OBP over their last 10. They are averaging 5.16 runs per game over their last 10 contests.
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— New York Mets (@Mets) April 19, 2023
Max Scherzer went just three innings before leaving. The bullpen took over from there, as five relievers combined to allow three runs on four hits over the remaining 6.0 innings. The Mets bullpen is 14th overall with a 3.53 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Kodai Senga will get the start. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in three starts. He allowed a single run in each of his first two starts but gave up four runs in 4.2 innings in his last outing against Oakland on April 14.