6:05 pm
May 1

Mets @ Phillies

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Mets (9-11)

@ Philadelphia Phillies (13-13)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Walker (NYM): 1-1; 2.14 ERA

Wheeler (PHI) 2-2; 3.13 ERA

 

Current odds:

New York Mets: (+115)

Philadelphia Phillies: (-125)

 

• The Phillies will hand the ball to Zack Wheeler, who’s 2-2 with a 3.13 earned run average in five starts. Wheeler has pitched well against his former team with a 1-1 mark and a 3.71 ERA in four starts with 19 strikeouts and only two walks.

• The Mets struggled at the plate in Friday’s loss and finished 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position.Francisco Lindor went 0 for 5 and had his average dip to .189.

• New York will look for a strong performance from Taijuan Walker, who’s 1-1 with a 2.14 ERA in four starts. In Walker’s last start, he threw seven shutout innings in a 4-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Walker is 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA in his two career starts against the Phillies. One of those starts came earlier this season.

• Some Mets players had their second COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday and could be laboring a little bit through the weekend. The Mets recalled left-handed reliever Daniel Zamora and placed Luis Guillorme on the injured list with a right oblique strain.

4/10
Confidence
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Philadelphia Phillies
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