The New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox will play the middle game of their 3-game set tonight at Citi Field. With last night’s 4-1 victory over the Red Sox, the Mets have now won 5 straight, outscoring their opponents 19-7 over that span, and are just a half game back of the Atlanta Braves for the final NL Wild Card spot. Lefty David Peterson will get the start for New York. Peterson is 8-1 with a 2.83 ERA and will be working on 4 days’ rest but that’s fine. The Mets are 8-0 in his last 8 starts with the short rest. Boston has lost 3 straight and have mustered just 3 runs over the 3 games. Their expected starter is Kutter Crawford who is 8-12 with a 4.12 ERA. Crawford has faced the Mets once in his career and the result was a loss. The Mets are 5-0 in their last 5 interleague games and are hot. Ride them ’til they are not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS