The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Citizens Bank Park.
Team records:
New York: 63-79 SU
Philadelphia: 80-60 SU
The Mets will give the ball to starter Tim Redding in this one. Righthander Redding is 2-4 this season with a 5.83 ERA.
Starting this game for the Phillies will be Pedro Martinez. The righthander has a 3.64 ERA to go along with a 4-0 record this season.
Sportsbetting.com currently have the Phillies listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
A ninth-inning home run from David Wright powered the Mets over the Phillies 10-9 in Game 2 of their weekend series at Citizens Bank Park. Wright finished the game going 3-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI. Reliever Pedro Feliciano was awarded the win after pitching just 1-3 of an inning.
Raul Ibanez, Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins all homered for the Phillies. Starter Jamie Moyer picked up a no-decision after going seven innings, allowing five runs on seven hits.
New York won as a +152 road underdog while the final score played over the 9.5-run total.
A few trends to consider:
NY Mets are 6-12-1 SU in its last 19 games on the road
NY Mets are 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets are 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
NY Mets are 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-2-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing NY Mets
Philadelphia is 5-1-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Philadelphia is 8-3-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Philadelphia is 3-6-1 SU in its last 10 games
