NY Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction 9-20-24 MLB Picks

The Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets meet Friday in MLB action from Citi Field. Here’s a NY Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction. This will be the second installment in a four-Game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Mets vs Phillies pick.

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Preview

Philadelphia took on the Milwaukee Brewers in their last set. After a split in the first pair, in the Thursday rubber match the Phillies lost 2-1. In the opener versus the Mets the Phillies were out-hit 11-8 in a 10-6 loss. Starter Taijuan Walker lasted 3.1 innings with eight earned runs.

In the starter slot for Friday Philadelphia is going with Christopher Sanchez. So far Sanchez is 10-9 with a 3.24 ERA in 29 starts. In his career Sanchez is 16-16 with a 3.67 ERA in 70 Games (51 starts).

New York Mets Betting Preview

Over on the Mets’ side, they played the Washington Nationals this week. New York won 2-1 Monday and 10-1 Tuesday. In the finale the Mets took a 10-0 blowout victory. On Thursday New York scored five in the fourth inning and never looked back. Luis Severino managed 6.0 innings and three earned in the start.

David Peterson will take the start for the Mets Friday. So far Peterson is 9-2 with a 2.85 ERA in 19 starts. Peterson is 27-23 with a 4.10 ERA in 99 career Games (83 starts).

NY Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction

I’ll stay with New York. Peterson had a rough outing on September 10 versus the Blue Jays, taking a loss on 4.1 innings, four earned, eight hits and two walks. In the other two of his last three outings however, Peterson is a combined 1-0 with two earned in 13.2 total frames.

On Thursday the Mets got the bats moving with four home runs. Those long balls accounted for a whopping nine RBI. If New York can keep it going at the plate Friday they’ll be in great shape.