The New York Mets are set to face the Philadelphia Phillies in a four game home/away series.
The Mets are coming off a thrilling win last night due to a Brandon Nimmo two run walk off home run. They currently sit at a 19-20 record (4-6 in the last 10) and are a game back in the wild card standings behind the San Diego Padres.
Philadelphia is 28-13, the most wins in all of baseball, and are 8-2 in the last 10 games. The Phillies are coming off a series win against the Miami Marlins where they scored a total of 22 runs in three games. They currently are first place in the National League East leading the Braves by two games.
In tonight’s game Sean Manaea will take the mound for the Mets. Manaea is coming off a quality start against the Cardinals where he threw six innings giving up three earned runs and only one walk. He has a small sample size against the Phillies with a record of 1-1, an ERA of 4.28 and 9 strikeouts in 3 appearances.
For the Phillies, Cristopher Sánchez gets the start as he looks to continue his strong start to the season. In his previous start against the Blue Jays Sánchez pitched seven innings giving up one earned run and five strikeouts. Over the last two seasons Sánchez has a record of 1-2 with an ERA of 4.12 and 22 strikeouts in 6 appearances against the Mets.