New York Mets at San Francisco Giants 8/18/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Oracle Park will play host to a Wednesday MLB matinee between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. The Mets (59-60) are looking to snap a five-game losing streak and have fallen 4.5 games out of first place in the NL East Division standings. Last night, New York 1B Pete Alonso hit a two-run blast during a 3-2 road loss against San Francisco.

Rookie right-hander Tylor Megill (1-2 3.42 ERA) will make his 11th career major league start for the Mets. Through his first 50 innings, Megill has struck out 54 batters and owns a solid 1.16 WHIP.

The San Francisco Giants are a major league best 42-18 at home and lead Los Angeles by 4.5 games for the top spot in the NL West Division. On Tuesday, Tommy LaStella crushed a two-run shot and Evan Longoria added a solo shot to provide the San Francisco offense. SP Logan Webb (7-3) allowed two runs in seven plus innings to earn the win for the Giants (78-42).

The Giants will turn to thirty-one year old righty Anthony DeSclafani (11-5 3.29 ERA) on Wednesday. Last time out, DeSclafani allowed two runs in five innings during a 5-4 home victory versus Colorado.