Resurgent Phillies Play the Mets as they Battle for the 2nd NL Wildcard Spot

Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets

– The fans at Citi Field will be treated to a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets when they take their seats on Tuesday.

The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Tyler Cloyd in this game. Cloyd has a 1-1 record and a 4.95 ERA this season.

It’ll be Matt Harvey toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. Righthander Harvey is 3-5 with a 2.92 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game’s total is sitting at 8.

In their last action, Philadelphia was a 3-1 winner on the road against the Mets. Bettors on Philadelphia at -110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Current streak:
New York has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Philadelphia: 74-74 SU
New York: 66-81 SU

Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 20 of Philadelphia’s last 25 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets’s last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Mets’s last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 20 of NY Mets’s last 25 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of NY Mets’s last 24 games

Next up:
NY Mets home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, September 19

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