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New York Mets Vs. Philadelphia Phillies
- The division rival New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park.
The Mets will give the ball to starter Jonathon Niese in this one. Lefthander Niese is 7-5 this season with a 3.78 ERA.
It'll be Joe Blanton toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Blanton is 4-6 with a 5.86 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 131-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Mets were toppled 8-3 by the Braves last time out, as +145 underdogs. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.
Mike Pelfrey surrendered eight hits and five runs over 4 2-3 innings in the Mets loss.
Carlos Ruiz homered and drove in three runs to lead the Phillies over the Marlins 5-4 in 10 innings on Thursday. The Phillies won that game as -125 favorites, and the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
Ryan Madson improved to 4-1 with the win in relief, and Brad Lidge closed out the game for his 12th save for the Phillies.
Current streak:
Philadelphia has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 54-54 SU
Philadelphia: 60-48 SU
- The division rival New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park.
The Mets will give the ball to starter Jonathon Niese in this one. Lefthander Niese is 7-5 this season with a 3.78 ERA.
It'll be Joe Blanton toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Blanton is 4-6 with a 5.86 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 131-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Mets were toppled 8-3 by the Braves last time out, as +145 underdogs. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.
Mike Pelfrey surrendered eight hits and five runs over 4 2-3 innings in the Mets loss.
Carlos Ruiz homered and drove in three runs to lead the Phillies over the Marlins 5-4 in 10 innings on Thursday. The Phillies won that game as -125 favorites, and the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
Ryan Madson improved to 4-1 with the win in relief, and Brad Lidge closed out the game for his 12th save for the Phillies.
Current streak:
Philadelphia has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 54-54 SU
Philadelphia: 60-48 SU
