Phillies at Mets 9/6/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/06/2019 at 12:35 PM ET

Phillies at Mets 9/6/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL East Division foes will clash on Friday night, when the Philadelphia Phillies travel to Citi Field to face the New York Mets. On Thursday, Philadelphia RP Nick Vincent gave up a walk off home run during the 11th inning of a 4-3 road loss against Cincinnati. J.T. Realmuto crushed his 22nd home run for the Phillies, who are five games above .500 overall.

Twenty-five year old righty Zach Eflin (8-11 4.33 ERA) will head to the hill for the Phillies in this contest. Last time out, Eflin allowed three hits and one run in seven innings during a 5-2 home victory versus New York.

The New York Mets were off on Thursday and are running out of time to make their move for a wild car spot. On Wednesday, New York rookie 1B Peter Alonso hit his 45th home run during an 8-4 road victory against Washington. Three Mets’ relief pitchers combined for three plus scoreless innings of relief.

The Mets will counter with twenty-eight year old southpaw Steven Matz (9-8 4.04 ERA) on Friday. Through 133 plus innings, Matz has struck out 128 batters and owns a respectable 1.31 WHIP.

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New York 1B/OF Dominic Smith (foot) has resumed baseball activities. Through 139 games, Philadelphia ranks 19th in OPS and 15th in runs scored. For the season, New York ranks 13th in OPS and 13th in runs scored. Take the Mets to jump on the Phillies in the series opener. Final Score Prediction, New York Mets 5-3.