It’s not a good time for the New York Mets to go on a losing streak but they have. With last night’s loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, they have now lost three straight, trail the Braves by one game in the Wild Card hunt, and are tied with the D-backs. Today they will wrap up their series with the Brewers and then tomorrow play a doubleheader with the Braves, so they are still in the thick of things. The Mets will try to get back on the rails today when they send southpaw David Peterson to the hill. Peterson has been delivering, with a record of 9-3, a 3.08 ERA, and a 1.33 WHIP. The expected starter for the Brewers is Colin Rea. He comes in at 12-5 with a 4.17 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP but has been shaky going down the stretch, which includes giving up 10 runs on 11 hits over 4 innings of work against the Giants back on September 11th. The Mets need this one more than the Brewers and I expect they come out swinging today.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK METS