Mets vs Phillies 09/21/23
Citizens Bank Park will play host to a Thursday night NL East Division battle between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. Get in on the action and find all our winning picks at our MLB Picks page. The Mets (70-81) are 14 games below .500 on the road and have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball. On Wednesday, New York leadoff hitter Brandon Nimmo homered and scored three times during an 8-3 road victory against Miami.
Twenty-eight year old lefty David Pereson (3-8 5.22 ERA) will head to the hill for the Mets in this contest. New York has lost Peterson’s previous three starts and he has given up ten runs across his last 15 plus frames.
The Philadelphia Phillies have won 43 of their first 74 home games and are sitting atop the NL Wild Card standings. On Wednesday, 2B Bryson Stott delivered a two-run double in the tenth inning to lift Philadelphia to a 6-5 road victory against Atlanta. OF Nick Castellanos went deep twice and drove in three runs for the Phillies, who improved to 83-69 on the year.
The Phillies will turn to twenty-eight year old southpaw Ranger Suarez (3-6 3.80 ERA) on Thursday. Through 113 plus innings, Suarez has allowed 12 home runs and fanned 109 batters while posting a subpar 1.40 WHIP.
New York OF Starling Marte is recovering from a right groin strain and still is hopeful to return before the end of the season. Through 152 games, New York ranks 18th in OPS and 20th in runs scored. For the season, Philadelphia ranks 6th in OPS and 9th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 7-5.
