The Philadelphia Phillies will open a 3-game set tonight at Citizens Bank Park against the slumping New York Mets. It won’t get any easier for the Metropolitans tonight because the Phillies have had their number. Philadelphia has won 7 of the last 8 meetings overall and 6 straight against the Mets at home. Zack Wheeler is expected to get the nod for New York and Aaron Nola for Philadelphia. Wheeler is 9-7, with a 4.46 ERA, and a 1.27 WHIP. Phillies’ ace Nola has been delivering. He is 12-4, with a 3.53 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and has been a Met killer. Philadelphia is 7-1 in Nola’s last 8 starts against New York and 5-1 in his last 6 turns against them at home. Good luck New York, you’re going to need it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES