New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Betting Preview | August 20

The Philadelphia Phillies (65-54) take a three-game losing streak into a matchup against the New York Mets (78-43) on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET. The Mets are favored (-128) to give the underdog Phillies (+108) another loss. New York’s David Peterson gets the start against Philadelphia’s Bailey Falter.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Phillies

• Game Day: Saturday, August 20, 2022
• Game Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: Citizens Bank Park

Mets Stats & Trends

Mets Batting

• The Mets are 17th in baseball with 122 home runs. They average one per game.
• The Mets have the fourth-best batting average in the majors (.258).
• The Mets’ .329 on-base percentage ranks second-best in the league.
• Mets batters strike out 7.6 times per game, the sixth-lowest average in baseball.
• The Mets have hit 66 homers away from home this season (1.1 per game).
• The Mets have a .417 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.2 extra-base hits per game away from home.
• The club is batting .260 with 566 hits (9.1 per game) on the road this season.

Mets Key Batters

• Pete Alonso leads New York in total hits (122) this season while batting .272 with 53 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, Alonso is 42nd in batting average, 38th in on-base percentage, and 11th in slugging.
• Francisco Lindor has hit 21 homers this season while driving in 84 runs. He’s batting .273 this season.
• Among qualifying hitters, Lindor’s batting average ranks him 40th, his on-base percentage 42nd, and his slugging percentage 40th.
• Lindor has picked up a hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .391 with a triple, a home run and two RBI.
• Starling Marte has 122 hits this season and has a slash line of .294/.345/.467.
• Marte takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .364 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and three RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo is batting .266 with a .351 OBP and 41 RBI for New York this season.
• Nimmo takes a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies have hit 153 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the league.
• The Phillies have a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks 11th among MLB teams.
• The Phillies have an on-base percentage of .312 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
• The Phillies rank 14th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.
• They have averaged 1.3 home runs per game in their 60 home contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .430 in home games this season with 183 extra-base hits.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .253 with 8.4 base hits per contest.

Phillies Key Batters

• Rhys Hoskins has put up a team-best .340 on-base percentage.
• Hoskins ranks 91st in batting average, 57th in on-base percentage and 25th in slugging percentage among all qualified batters in the majors.
• Kyle Schwarber has racked up 88 hits to pace his team.
• Schwarber is currently 136th in batting average, 105th in on-base percentage and 18th in slugging percentage among all qualified batters.
• J.T. Realmuto has 18 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 32 walks while hitting .264.
• Alec Bohm is batting .285 with 18 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 22 walks.

Mets vs. Phillies Probable Pitchers