The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies continue their four-game series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Friday night. These two NL East foes have already played a couple of three-game sets in 2022, and the Mets have emerged victorious 2-1 on both occasions. New York was a +140 moneyline underdog for Thursday’s contest that has been excluded from the analysis. The bookies consider the visitors favorites in this one, so let’s see what’s the best Mets vs Phillies betting pick for Friday night.
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Mets vs Phillies FanDuel Betting Pick
This game will be played at Citizens Bank Park at 7:05 PM ET on Friday, May 6, 2022.
Why Bet The Mets:
✅ Max Scherzer will take the mound for the Mets, and the three-time Cy Young Award winner is 4-0 with a sharp 2.61 ERA in five starts this season. Mad Max has already met the Phillies twice and recorded a couple of wins. He tossed five innings of a one-run ball in a 9-6 victory at Citizens Bank Park on April 13. Last Sunday, Scherzer yielded four earned runs on five hits and a walk while striking out nine in a 10-6 home victory over Philadelphia. Max is 9-1 with a 2.20 ERA in 13 career starts at Citizens Bank Park.
✅ Philadelphia sports the sixth-highest OPS in the majors (.717). However, the Phillies have struggled a lot at the plate over the last seven days, scoring only 15 runs in five games during that span. They’ve registered a .194 batting average (28th in the MLB) and .634 OPS (22nd). The current Phillies are slashing only .147/.198/.278 in 255 at-bats against Max Scherzer.
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✅ The Mets have won each but one of their first eight series. They’ve been one of the most consistent teams in the majors thus far. On the other side, the Phillies have already had some ups and downs. Philadelphia had a rough patch in April, and the Phillies entered this series riding a three-game losing streak.
New York Mets
The Mets suffered a heavy 9-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves last Wednesday and split a four-game home series against the reigning champs. They were still comfortably topping the NL East with an 18-9 record, 4.5 games above the Miami Marlins.
New York is slashing .252/.322/.343 over the last seven days. Francisco Lindor is only 5-for-39 in his last ten games, but he’s 15-for-45 with six walks in 51 plate appearances against Kyle Gibson.
Philadelphia Phillies
Kyle Gibson will get the nod Friday for the Phillies, and he’s 2-1 with a 2.93 ERA, 3.93 FIP, and 1.08 WHIP in five starts this season. The 34-year-old righty met the Mets last Saturday and yielded one earned run on two hits and five walks in a 4-1 road victory.
The Phillies dropped four of their previous five games before Friday’s opener. They were 11-14, sitting at the fourth spot in the NL East.