The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play their fourth and final game of the series on Thursday. The New York Mets are looking to salvage one game in the series. The Mets are now 19-23 on the season, and fourth place in the National League East.
For Philadelphia, they are red hot. The Phillies have the best record in all of Major League Baseball. Philadelphia comes into this game with a 31-13 record on the season. The Phillies have won 8 out of their last 10 games.
The Philadelphia Phillies are -145 in this game over the New York Mets. The total for this affair is set at 8.5 runs.
Mets Seeking to Snap Streak
During the three game losing streak, the Mets have scored just 9 runs in the three games. On the season, New York is scoring just 4.2 runs per game. The Mets are hitting .233 as a team, which is 20th in the league. New York has cracked 41 homeruns, which ranks 16th in Major League Baseball.
The New York Mets are sending Jose Quintana to the hill in this affair. Quintana is 1-4 on the season with a 5.44 earned run average. The veteran left hander has thrown 41.1 innings this season, and struck out 28 batters. His last start was on May 10th, where he allowed 6 hits and 4 runs against the Braves.
The New York Mets will head to Miami for a weekend series following this one. Then, the Mets head to Cleveland to battle the Guardians for three games. The Mets are back home on May 24th to host the San Francisco Giants.
Red Hot Philadelphia Phillies
In the win on Wednesday, the Phillies pounded out 10 hits. Bryce Harper hit a homerun, and drove in three runs in the game. Harper is not hitting .259, with 10 homeruns and 32 runs batted in on the season. Ranger Suarez pitched for the Phillies and picked up the win. He is now 8-0 on the season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are going to use Taijuan Walker in this start. Walker is 3-0 on the season and a 4.82 earned run average. He is coming off an outing on May 11th, where he allowed 8 hits, but just 1 run over 6 innings at the Marlins.
Philadelphia is at home over the weekend, starting on Friday, as they host the Washngton Nationals. On Tuesday, the Texas Rangers come to town for a three game series. Next weekend, the Phillies start a road trip that starts in Denver, and ends in San Francisco.
Phillies Sweep Series
The Philadelphia Phillies are red hot, and the Mets are going to have a hard time cooling them down. We like the Phillies bats to stay hot, and come away with the win in this game. Philadelphia uses solid offense and good enough pitching to beat the Mets on Thursday.
Our final bet for this game is the Philadelphia Phillies -145 over the New York Mets. Enjoy the game and good luck!
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