Kyle Schwarber is on the brink of his 100th RBI of the season for the Philadelphia Phillies (92-63) as they get set to take on the New York Mets (86-69) on Sunday. The Phillies enter the matchup as -141 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Citi Field at 7:15 p.m. ET, live on ESPN.
Zack Wheeler will get the ball for Philadelphia while New York will counter with Tylor Megill.
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The Phillies have won 79 of the 124 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (63.7%).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -141 or shorter, Philadelphia has a 57-28 record (winning 67.1% of its games).
This season, the Mets have been the underdog 60 times and won 28, or 46.7%, of those games.
New York has entered 20 games this season as the underdog by +121 or more and is 12-8 in those contests.
The Phillies have played in 155 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 73 times (73-74-8).
So far this season, the Mets and their opponents have hit the over in 79 of their 155 games with a total.
Phillies Stats & Insights
The Phillies have the No. 4 offense in MLB play scoring 4.9 runs per game (754 total runs).
Philadelphia ranks ninth in MLB action with 189 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Phillies’ .258 batting average is fourth-best in MLB.
Philadelphia’s 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 14th in baseball.
The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Phillies pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
Philadelphia’s 3.79 team ERA ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets have scored 748 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
New York’s 201 home runs rank sixth in Major League Baseball.
The Mets rank ninth in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
New York ranks 16th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
The Mets strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fifth-best in MLB.
New York pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.95 ERA this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
Phillies Key Players to Watch
Wheeler makes the start for the Phillies, his 31st of the season. He is 16-6 with a 2.56 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 186 2/3 innings pitched.
Bryce Harper has been key for Philadelphia with 29 home runs, 86 RBI and a batting average of .285 this season.
Schwarber is batting .251 this season with a team-high 36 home runs and 99 RBI.
Alec Bohm has collected 153 base hits, an OBP of .340 and a slugging percentage of .463 this season.
Trea Turner leads Philadelphia in batting average (.296) this season while adding 19 home runs and 59 RBI.
Mets Key Players to Watch
The Mets will send Megill (4-5) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
Francisco Lindor has racked up a team-high batting average of .271.
Pete Alonso has shown off his power as he leads his team with 34 home runs and 88 runs batted in.
Brandon Nimmo has 25 doubles, three triples, 21 home runs and 77 walks while batting .227.
Jesse Winker has 23 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 walks while batting .259.
Phillies and Mets Injuries
Phillies: Austin Hays: 10 Day IL (Kidney infection), Rodolfo Castro: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Spencer Turnbull: 60 Day IL (Back), Luis Ortiz: 60 Day IL (Ankle)
Mets: Jeff McNeil: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Dedniel Nunez: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Hand), Christian Scott: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Sean Reid-Foley: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Smith: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brooks Raley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Calf), Francisco Lindor: day-to-day (Back)
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