Two of the league’s top power hitters meet Sunday when the Philadelphia Phillies (44-19) and New York Mets (27-35) take the field at 10:10 AM ET, live on ESPN. Bryce Harper has 14 home runs for the Phillies (-143 favorites on the moneyline) while Pete Alonso has six homers this season for the Mets (+122). Taijuan Walker starts for Philadelphia while Jose Quintana is New York’s starter for the contest.
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Odds to Win
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Phillies to win vs Mets -143
Phillies vs. Mets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Phillies (-143)
- Underdog: Mets (+122)
- Over/under: 10.5
Phillies vs. Mets Betting Insights
- The Phillies have been victorious in 38, or 71.7%, of the 53 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Philadelphia has been victorious 29 times in 40 chances when named as a favorite of at least -143 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 58.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Mets have won 11 of the 31 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (35.5%).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +122 or longer, New York has gone 4-7 (36.4%).
- The Mets have an implied moneyline win probability of 45% in this matchup.
Phillies vs. Mets Hitting Leaders
- Alec Bohm is batting .291 with 50 RBI, both of which are best among Philadelphia hitters this season.
- Bohm’s home runs rank him 106th in MLB, and he ranks fifth in RBI.
- Harper leads Philadelphia in home runs with 14 while driving in 44 runs and slugging .512.
- Pete Alonso paces the Mets in home runs (14) and runs batted in (31).
- Alonso is 10th in home runs and 53rd in RBI among all batters in the majors.
- Francisco Lindor’s 31 runs batted in pace his team.
Phillies vs. Mets Pitching Rankings
- The Phillies have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
- The Phillies have pitched to a 2.92 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
- Phillies pitchers have a 1.119 WHIP this season, third-best in the majors.
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mets pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors.
- New York’s 4.21 team ERA ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Mets average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.330).