The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets will open a 3-game set tonight at Citizen Bank Park. The Mets had a disastrous first half of the season, posting a record of 40-57 and earning them the last place in the NL East. On the flip side the 54-43 Phillies have been just the opposite. After a slow start they have turned it around thanks to Donny Baseball and are just two games back of the Atlanta Braves for the lead in the NL East. Going into the break the Mets lost three straight and are expected to be without third baseman Bo Bichette and second baseman Marcus Semien. The Phillies have owned the Mets this year, winning four of the six meetings and they are by far the better team on the diamond tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES