7:05 pm
September 16

Mets @ Phillies

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Mets (21-26)

@ Philadelphia Phillies (23-23)

 

Starting Pitchers:

deGrom (NYM): 4-1; 1.67 ERA

Wheeler (PHI) 4-0; 2.47 ERA

 

Current odds:

New York Mets: (-175)

Philadelphia Phillies: (+155)

 

• The Philadelphia Phillies will look for their second consecutive victory when they host the New York Mets on Wednesday. The Phillies moved back ahead of .500 at 24-23 following a 4-1 victory over the Mets on Tuesday.

• Prized free agent acquisition Zack Wheeler will take the mound after missing several extra days with a torn fingernail on the middle finger of his pitching hand. Wheeler suffered the bizarre injury putting his pants on. Wheeler — who signed a $118 million free-agent contract after completing last season with the Mets — is 4-0 with a 2.47 ERA in eight starts this season. Wheeler is 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA in two starts against the Mets this season.

• The depleted Phillies remain without injured outfielder Jay Bruce, first baseman Rhys Hoskins and catcher J.T. Realmuto. Jake Arrieta suffered an apparent hamstring injury as well on Tuesday. All the Phillies can do is push forward with 13 games remaining.

• After losing five of seven in a crucial series on the road against the Miami Marlins, the Phillies didn’t seem fazed against their National League East rival in another huge series.

• The Mets (21-27) will be hoping to avoid a fourth straight loss when they hand the ball to their ace right-hander Jacob deGrom. In what will be deGrom’s 10th start, he’ll bring a 4-1 mark and a miniscule 1.67 ERA into Wednesday. For deGrom’s career, he has been dominant against the Phillies, going 8-1 with a 2.16 ERA in 16 starts.

• The Mets’ offense will need to produce more than it did on Tuesday when it had one run on 11 hits and finished 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Jeff McNeil had three hits while Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Davis added two hits each. But Pete Alonso continued to slump with an 0-for-4 performance, dropping his average to .216.

 

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New York Mets
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