Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets
- The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Shea Stadium.
The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Joe Blanton in this game. Blanton has a 5-12 record and a 4.96 ERA this season.
The Mets will counter Blanton with ace Johan Santana. Lefthander Santana has a 3.10 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Phillies lost to Florida 3-2 in extra innings as a -155 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Ryan Howard had a pair of RBI for the Phillies and Cole Hamels went eight innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out seven.
The Mets defeated Cincinnati 7-5 as a +130 underdog on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Carlos Delgado was 3-4 with two RBI for the Mets, while Ramon Catro hit a two-run home run in the win.
Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 53-46 SU
New York: 53-46 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After a win are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Philadelphia's last 21 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 9 games at home
NY Mets are 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
NY Mets are 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
- The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Shea Stadium.
The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Joe Blanton in this game. Blanton has a 5-12 record and a 4.96 ERA this season.
The Mets will counter Blanton with ace Johan Santana. Lefthander Santana has a 3.10 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Phillies lost to Florida 3-2 in extra innings as a -155 favorite on Sunday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).
Ryan Howard had a pair of RBI for the Phillies and Cole Hamels went eight innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out seven.
The Mets defeated Cincinnati 7-5 as a +130 underdog on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Carlos Delgado was 3-4 with two RBI for the Mets, while Ramon Catro hit a two-run home run in the win.
Current streak:
Philadelphia has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Philadelphia: 53-46 SU
New York: 53-46 SU
Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After playing Cincinnati are 4-6
After a win are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Philadelphia's last 21 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets's last 9 games at home
NY Mets are 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
NY Mets are 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Philadelphia