Philadelphia Phillies at NY Mets 4/12/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 04/11/2021 at 8:29 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies open a four-game series on the road Monday in the Big Apple against the New York Mets. Philadelphia is 5-3 following a 5-4 loss on Saturday to the Atlanta Braves. Philadelphia leads the National League East by one game over the Braves and the two will play the final game of their current series on Sunday. Philadelphia opened the season with four consecutive victories but has lost three of its last four.
JT Realmuto is batting .346 to lead Philadelphia and the catcher has a team-high six RBIs. Andrew McCutchen is tied with six other players for Philadelphia with one home run each and Rhys Hoskins is the leader for the Phillies in hits with 10. Bryce Harper has a team-high .471 on-base percentage. On Monday, Philadelphia will send Chase Anderson to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.60, 3 Ks and 2 BBs.
The New York Yankees are 2-3 following a 3-0 loss to the Miami Marlins on Saturday. New York starting pitcher Jacob deGrom had 14 strikeouts but did not receive any run support from Mets hitters in the loss. New York is third in the National League East 1 ½ games behind first-place Philadelphia. New York had its first three games against Washington postponed and has alternated between wins and losses in each of its five games.
Brandon Nimmo is batting .412 to lead New York and the center fielder has team highs in hits with 17 and on-base percentage at .565. First baseman Dominic Smith is the leader in home runs with one and is tied with Pete Alonso in RBIs with three each. On Monday, New York will send David Peterson to the mound. The left-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 13.50, 5 Ks and 2 BBs.
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Philadelphia will pounce all over New York starting pitcher David Peterson. The left-hander was hit hard in his only start of the season and has an ERA of 13.50. Philadelphia has lost two straight to Atlanta, but prior to that the Phillies had won five of the first six and the Phillies have the 11th best team batting average at .242 and the ninth best team ERA 3.42. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 6-3.