New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies 8/21/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Citizens Bank Park will play host to a Sunday afternoon MLB clash between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets (78-44) have won 38 of their 63 road games and hold a 3.5 game lead over Atlanta for first place in the NL East Division. In the first game of yesterday's doubleheader, All-Star 2B Jeff McNeil collected three hits and drove in two runs to lead New York to an 8-2 road victory.

New York manager Buck Showalter has yet to name SP Taijuan Walker’s replacement (back) for this game. The Mets currently rank fifth in the majors with a 3.53 team ERA and have logged 55 quality starts.

The Philadelphia Phillies are five games above .500 at home and are currently in second place in the tightly contested NL Wild Card race. In the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, Bailey Falter (1-3) allowed one run across six solid frames to pitch Philadelphia to a 4-1 home victory. All-Star OF Kyle Schwarber doubled, triples, and scored twice for the Phillies (66-54).

Thirty-four year old righty Kyle Gibson (8-5 4.30 ERA) will head to the hill for the Phillies in this contest. Last time out, Gibson allowed three runs and fanned 11 batters during an 11-4 road victory against Cincinnati.