Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets 5/31/23 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 05/30/2023 at 8:41 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies are making a visit to the Big Apple this week, where the Phillies face the New York Mets for 3 games. The Phillies currently have a 25-28 record, which is good for the fourth spot in the NL East. Philadelphia comes into this series off an 11-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves, before this loss the Phillies had beaten the Braves in two straight games.
Aaron Nola will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on Wednesday, Nola has a 4-3 record through his first 7 starts of the year. Despite having the 8th highest hits-per-game average in the MLB, the Phillies have had major struggles to score runs this season. Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia with 13 home runs thus far, while Alec Bohm has a team-leading 37 RBI.
The New York Mets come into this series with an even record of 27-27, placing them in the third spot in the NL East. The Mets have lost two straight games including an 11-10 battle against the Rockies on Sunday. It was Stephen Nogosek who allowed 5 runs through just 1 inning on the mound for New York, while Francisco Alvarez hit a 3-run homer for his 8th home run of the year.
New York will be sending out Carlos Carrasco as their starting pitcher on Wednesday, he has an ERA of 6.75 through just over 25 innings of play this season. The Mets currently rank 18th in hits allowed and hits generally, so it's impressive that they even have a .500 record.
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The Phillies are fresh off a blowout loss from the Braves on Sunday, the Phillies should be hungry to bounce back from such a performance. The Mets are back on home grass where they have been really good as of late, some competent pitching may be all the Mets need. Expect the Mets to use multiple pitchers in this game, leading them to a victory over the Phillies. Final score prediction, Mets win 4-3.
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