Mets at Diamondbacks 6/17/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the New York Mets conclude their four-game series on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Mets have lost the first two games of the series after falling 7-3 on Friday night. The loss was New York’s fourth straight while the win was Arizona’s second straight and seventh in its last eight. The D-Backs were paced by home runs off the bat of Daniel Descalso and Paul Goldschmidt while pitcher Zack Godley reached the seventh inning with effective pitching. The Mets have now lost 12 of their last 13 and 19 of their last 23 overall. After starting 12-2 the Mets have gone from 10 games above .500 to 10 games below .500 faster than any team in big league history after just 66 games, while the Marlins did that before in 76 games. Asdrubal Cabrera leads the Mets with a .268 batting average and team highs in hits with 67, home runs with 11 and RBIs with 36. New York has a team batting average of .225 while opposing hitters are averaging .254 at the plate against Mets pitching. On Sunday, the Mets will send Zack Wheeler to the mound. The right-hander this season is 2-5, with an ERA of 4.98, 64 Ks and 26 BBs.

David Peralta leads the Diamondbacks with a .284 batting average, a team high 69 hits and team high 14 home runs. Daniel Descalso leads in RBIs with 39. Arizona has a team batting average of .228 while opposing hitters are averaging .233 at the plate against Diamondbacks pitching. On Sunday, Arizona will send Clay Buchholz to the mound. The right-hander this season is 1-1 with an ERA of 3.21 with 23 Ks and 5 BBs.