7:05 pm
September 19

Phillies @ Mets

Who will WIN this matchup?

Philadelphia Phillies (76-72)

@ New York Mets (72-77)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Gibson (PHI): 4-4; 4.85 ERA

Hill (NYM) 0-3; 3.88 ERA

 

Current odds:

Philadelphia Phillies: (+110)

New York Mets: (-121)

 

• The Phillies could be playing for a share of first place by the time they take the field Sunday night in New York, when they will try to complete a sweep of the skidding Mets in the finale of a three-game series. The Phillies moved closer to the top of the National League East Saturday night, when Aaron Nola tossed 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball and Jean Segura homered in his first two at-bats to spark a 5-3 win.

• The victory was the fourth straight for the Phillies (76-72), who closed within a game of Atlanta by virtue of the Braves’ 2-0 loss later Saturday to the San Francisco Giants. Philadelphia has gained 3 1/2 games since Tuesday on Atlanta, which has dropped four straight and had a game against the Colorado Rockies rained out. The Phillies are also 2 1/2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the race for the second NL wild card.

• Gibson lost his most recent start Tuesday, when he gave up four runs over five innings as the Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3. Hill took the defeat Monday after surrendering three runs over five innings in the Mets’ 7-0 loss to the Cardinals. Gibson is 1-2 with a 5.12 ERA in four career starts against the Mets. He earned the win on Aug. 6, when he allowed one run in six innings as Philadelphia recorded a 4-2 victory.

• Hill is 2-2 with a 3.48 ERA in eight games (five starts) against the Phillies. He last opposed Philadelphia on June 2, 2019, when, as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, he earned the win after tossing seven scoreless innings in a 8-0 victory.

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