New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers odds, picks and prediction

New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series Friday at American Family Field. First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m. ET. Mets' Tylor Megill (3-5, 4.57 ERA) makes his 17th start. Brewers LHP Eric Lauer (6-4, 3.03 ERA, 1.14 WHIP,3.1 BB/9 and 8.8 K/ 9) has a 1,90 ERA and allowed only 3 home runs in his last eight starts.

Pitched to a 7.66 ERA over 24 2/3 innings across his last five outings. Has been hurt by a 17.4% HR/FB rate and has struggled with contact.

New York Mets play Milwaukee Brewers. Mets have a 1.90 ERA and allowed only 3 home runs in 42 2/3 innings in his last eight starts.

New York Mets are playing at Milwaukee Brewers.

Milwaukee Brewers are on a five-game losing skid. New York Mets have just one win in their last eight games. The Mets are 29-46 away from Citi Field and have struggled against left-handed pitchers.

Megill has allowed 4 or more earned runs in five of his nine starts since the beginning of August. The Brewers scored just 10 runs against the Cardinals. Milwaukee’s bullpen is second in SIERA, xFIP and K-BB% over the last 14 days. New York is middle-of-the-pack across those categories.