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Phillies And Mets Continue MLB Betting Series
The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets continue their three-game series Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. New York will send out left-handed starter Jon Niese (11-10, 4.05) to the hill to face the powerful Phillies lineup behind the young right-handed starter in Vance Worley (8-1, 2.76).
First pitch in Philadelphia is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. (PT).
Originally scheduled to pitch Monday's series opener, Niese was moved back a day for this battle. Philadelphia was heavy 235 chalk in Game 1 with a 7½-run total.
Niese has pitched well in his last two starts allowing only five earned runs in the 14 2/3 innings pitched. The issue has been picking up the victory, which Niese has not been able to acquire since August 6.
Worley has been absolutely unbelievable at times this season with an earned run average of 2.76. This will be his fourth start of the month after two abbreviated outings totaling seven innings in his last two. A rain delay took him out of his last assignment after just three innings and 30 pitches against Arizona. He should be well rested and out to shut down the Mets in the second game of this divisional series.
Despite sitting fourth in the National League East division, the Mets have been a solid road team with a 35-31 mark away from Citi Field entering play Monday. Recently, however, New York has dropped six of the last eight away contests.
The Phillies on the other hand are absolutely cruising past all the competition, going 24-10 since the all-star break and 13-5 in August. The Phillies are one of three teams currently in Major League Baseball with a winning percentage above .600, joining the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
The Mets go into this series 3-8 in their last 11 meetings versus the Phillies and face a big uphill battle in this set. They begin having to face Cliff Lee on Monday, Worley in Tuesday's matchup and Kyle Kendrick on Wednesday in a pivotal set for the Phillies to maintain their stranglehold on the National League.
Philadelphia has won 11 straight games (15-2 this season) in which Vance Worley has pitched, and I think the entire team gets a jolt when they see the type of talent this young pitcher has learned from the veterans on the team. Worley has only allowed a total of six home runs in 91 1/3 innings pitched.
The weather forecast looks perfect for this Tuesday night showdown with mostly clear skies and a temperature in the mid-70s for the start of the game.
The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets continue their three-game series Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park. New York will send out left-handed starter Jon Niese (11-10, 4.05) to the hill to face the powerful Phillies lineup behind the young right-handed starter in Vance Worley (8-1, 2.76).
First pitch in Philadelphia is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. (PT).
Originally scheduled to pitch Monday's series opener, Niese was moved back a day for this battle. Philadelphia was heavy 235 chalk in Game 1 with a 7½-run total.
Niese has pitched well in his last two starts allowing only five earned runs in the 14 2/3 innings pitched. The issue has been picking up the victory, which Niese has not been able to acquire since August 6.
Worley has been absolutely unbelievable at times this season with an earned run average of 2.76. This will be his fourth start of the month after two abbreviated outings totaling seven innings in his last two. A rain delay took him out of his last assignment after just three innings and 30 pitches against Arizona. He should be well rested and out to shut down the Mets in the second game of this divisional series.
Despite sitting fourth in the National League East division, the Mets have been a solid road team with a 35-31 mark away from Citi Field entering play Monday. Recently, however, New York has dropped six of the last eight away contests.
The Phillies on the other hand are absolutely cruising past all the competition, going 24-10 since the all-star break and 13-5 in August. The Phillies are one of three teams currently in Major League Baseball with a winning percentage above .600, joining the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
The Mets go into this series 3-8 in their last 11 meetings versus the Phillies and face a big uphill battle in this set. They begin having to face Cliff Lee on Monday, Worley in Tuesday's matchup and Kyle Kendrick on Wednesday in a pivotal set for the Phillies to maintain their stranglehold on the National League.
Philadelphia has won 11 straight games (15-2 this season) in which Vance Worley has pitched, and I think the entire team gets a jolt when they see the type of talent this young pitcher has learned from the veterans on the team. Worley has only allowed a total of six home runs in 91 1/3 innings pitched.
The weather forecast looks perfect for this Tuesday night showdown with mostly clear skies and a temperature in the mid-70s for the start of the game.
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