Phillies vs Mets Picks and Prediction – 9/20/2024

The Philadelphia Phillies play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday versus the New York Mets. Philadelphia is 91-61 following its 2-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. Philadelphia has lost two of the last three, but the Phillies held a seven-game lead at the top of the National League East with only 10 games remaining on the regular season schedule. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB previews.

Trea Turner is batting .299 to lead Philadelphia while Alec Bohm has a team-high 149 hits. Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 35 and RBI with 97, while Bryce Harper is the leader with a .374 on-base percentage. Philadelphia is batting .258 with a slugging percentage of .424. On Friday, Philadelphia will send Cristopher Sanchez to the mound. The left-hander is 10-9 with a 3.24 ERA, 142 Ks, and 38 BBs.

The New York Mets improved to 84-68 following a 10-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. Jose Quintana has pitched 22 ⅔ consecutive innings of shutout baseball for the Mets. New York has won three straight but trails first place in the National League East by seven games. The Mets currently hold the second of three NL wild card qualifying spots.

Francisco Lindor is batting .271 to lead the Mets and is the leader in RBI with 86, hits with 163, and in on-base percentage with .342. Pete Alonso is the leader in home runs with 33. New York has a team batting average of .248 and a slugging percentage of .418. On Friday, New York will send David Peterson to the mound. The left-hander is 9-2 with a 2.85 ERA, 89 Ks, and 43 BBs.

Philadelphia defeated New York last weekend in two out of three and will pick up a victory on the road Friday. Philadelphia starter Cristopher Sanchez has had four consecutive strong outings, allowing five runs across 25 ⅔ innings. New York starter David Peterson has allowed five runs across the last 12 innings with New York losing both games during that span. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 5-3.