The Philadelphia Phillies will play the New York Mets in Game 1 of their series at Citi Field on Friday night.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 62-49 this season and have won seven of their last eight games. Philadelphia is coming off of a series win against Miami, where they won two out of the three games played in the series. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .238 opponent batting average this season. The Phillies offense has scored 524 runs with a .250 batting average and a .314 on base percentage. Kyle Schwarber is batting .211 with 34 home runs and 69 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Ranger Suarez, who is 8-5 with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP over 100.1 innings pitched this season.
The New York Mets are 73-39 this season and have won six games in a row. New York is coming off of a series win against Cincinnati, where they won all three games played in the series. The New York pitching staff has a 3.54 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average. The Mets offense has scored 544 runs with a .260 batting average and a .332 on base percentage this year. Pete Alonso is batting .282 with 29 home runs and 96 RBI’s for the Mets this season. The projected starter for New York is Max Scherzer, who is 8-2 with a 1.98 ERA and a 0.90 WHIP over 95.2 innings pitched this season.
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