At Truist Park on Monday night, the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves will play the first game of their series.
The New York Mets have won three of their last five games and have a season record of 53-33. In their most recent series versus Miami, New York split the games, winning two and losing two. This season, the pitching staff for New York has a 3.76 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and a.234 opponents’ batting average. The Mets offence has produced 409 runs while batting.255 and.325 with runners in scoring position. For the Mets this year, Pete Alonso is batting.273 with 23 home runs and 70 RBIs. Max Scherzer, who has pitched 55.2 innings this season and has a record of 5-1 with a 2.26 ERA and 0.88 WHIP, is expected to start for New York.
The 52-35 Atlanta Braves have won six of their last seven games and are currently in first place. Atlanta just defeated Washington in a series, winning all three of the games that were played. The Atlanta pitching staff’s stats include a.231 opponents’ batting average, a 1.23 WHIP, and a 3.57 ERA. In addition to a.251 batting average and a.316 on-base percentage this season, the Braves offence has produced 416 runs. For the Braves this year, Austin Riley is hitting.282 with 23 home runs and 56 RBI. Max Fried, who has a 9-2 record, a 2.52 ERA, and a 1.02 WHIP in 107.1 innings pitched this year, is anticipated to start for Atlanta.
New York has won all five of its games on Mondays and is 23-6 in its previous 29 series openers. In New York’s last 8 Monday games, the over has a 6-1-1 record. Atlanta has won 42 of its last 62 games at home and is 4-0 in its last four series opening games. In Atlanta’s previous 25 games versus the NL East, the over is 17-7-1. In their last five head-to-head encounters in Atlanta, New York is 1-4 against Atlanta.
The top two clubs in the NL East will be pitching against each other in a great duel. This series is crucial for both teams because the Mets lead the Braves in the standings by 1.5 games. Since May 18th, Max Scherzer has only made one start, going six innings against the Reds with no earned runs. Max Fried has only given up four runs in his last 26.2 innings of work for the Braves.
Free Pick: Atlanta Braves
