The Philadelphia Phillies (45-19), led by the red-hot Nicholas Castellanos and his two-game homer streak, are -146 favorites to pick up a win over the New York Mets (27-36) Sunday at 10:10 AM ET, live from London Stadium and broadcast on ESPN.
Philadelphia’s Taijuan Walker and New York’s Jose Quintana have been named the starters for this contest.
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Phillies and Mets Betting Trends
The Phillies have been the moneyline favorite 55 total times this season. They’ve finished 40-15 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -146 or shorter, Philadelphia has gone 29-10 (74.4%).
The Mets have won 12, or 37.5%, of the 32 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
New York has a record of 4-8 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +124 on the moneyline.
The Phillies have played in 64 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-33-4).
So far this season, the Mets and their opponents have hit the over in 33 of their 63 games with a total.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies have the most prolific offense in MLB action scoring 5.1 runs per game (327 total runs).
Philadelphia averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB action with 74 total home runs.
The Phillies’ .254 batting average is fifth-best in MLB.
Philadelphia strikes out 8.2 times per game to rank 13th in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 9.2 K/9, the first-best in the majors.
Philadelphia’s 2.91 team ERA ranks second among all MLB pitching staffs.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets have scored 274 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 16th in MLB.
New York ranks 11th in Major League Baseball with 69 home runs.
The Mets rank 14th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
New York ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of eight Ks per contest.
The Mets strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
New York has the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.25) in the majors this season.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
Walker (3-1) gets the starting nod for the Phillies in his eighth start of the season. He has a 5.73 ERA in 37 2/3 innings pitched, with 30 strikeouts.
Bryce Harper leads Philadelphia with 15 home runs this season. He’s batting .276 with 45 RBI.
Alec Bohm is a key run producer for Philadelphia with a .290 average, six homers and 50 RBI.
Bryson Stott is slashing .244/.343/.373 this season for the Phillies.
Kyle Schwarber is batting .231 with an OBP of .353 and a slugging percentage of .389 this season.
Mets Key Players to Watch
Quintana (1-5) will take the mound for the Mets, his 13th start of the season.
Francisco Lindor paces the Mets with 31 runs batted in.
Pete Alonso’s 14 home runs and 31 RBI both lead his team.
Starling Marte paces the Mets with a team-best batting average of .280.
Brandon Nimmo has totaled 31 runs batted in to lead his team.
Phillies and Mets Injuries
Phillies: Brandon Marsh: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Trea Turner: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Kody Clemens: 10 Day IL (Back), Yunior Marte: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Ortiz: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Dylan Covey: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Rucker: 60 Day IL (Hand)
Mets: Francisco Álvarez: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Edwin Díaz: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Brooks Raley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Shintaro Fujinami: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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