San Francisco Giants at New York Mets 4/21/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Citi Field will play host to a Thursday MLB matinee between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets. The Giants (8-4) have won four of their first six road games and lead the majors with a 2.33 team ERA. Last night, San Francisco SP Carlos Rodon struck out eight batters across five shutout frames during a 5-2 road victory.

Thirty-two year old righty Anthony DeSclafani (0-0 4.32 ERA) will head to the hill for the Giants in this contest. DeSclafani has yet to last five innings and has given up 13 hits through eight plus frames.

The New York Mets have raced out to a 3.5 game lead for first place in the NL East Division and rank second in the majors with a plus 26 run differential. During Wednesday's home loss, New York went 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. SP Chris Bassitt (2-1) gave up five runs in six innings and took the loss for the Mets.

Thirty-five year old righty Carlos Carrasco (0-0 0.84 ERA) is looking to bounce back from an injury riddled 2021 campaign. Through ten plus innings, Carrasco has allowed just five hits and fanned 13 batters.