The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will play the rubber game of their 3-game set this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies are 39-37 and 20-14 at home, with the Mets coming in at 35-41 and 18-26 on the road. Philadelphia has not been lighting up the scoreboard like they should be but that should change today when they face the Mets expected starter, Carlos Carrasco. His numbers are not good. Carrasco is 2-3 with a 6.34 ERA, a 1.55 WHIP, and over his last 3 starts it gets worse. He is 0-1 with an ERA of 7.82 and a 1.97 WHIP. The Phillies will counter with ex-Met Zack Wheeler, who has been dealing. Wheeler is 6-4 with a 3.48 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and over his last 3 starts he is 2-0 with a ridiculous ERA of only 0.47 and a 0.78 WHIP. Philadelphia is 5-0 in their last 5 in game 3 of a series and should come out on top today against the struggling New York Mets.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES