The Philadelphia Phillies (11-15) will try to snap a four-game losing streak on Sunday against the New York Mets (19-8), with first pitch at 12:35 PM ET at Citizens Bank Park. The starting pitchers are Chris Bassitt (3-2) for the Mets, and Zach Eflin (1-2) for the Phillies.
The Mets beat the Phillies 8-7 on the road on Sunday, with Adonis Medina picking up the win after going 2 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.
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What time is New York vs. Philadelphia?
- Game Day: Sunday, May 8, 2022
- Game Time: 12:35 ET, 11:35 CT, 10:35 MT, 9:35 PT
- Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
- TV: SportsNet NY (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Live Stream: Watch online with fuboTV!
Who is favored to win New York vs. Philadelphia?
- New York odds: -115
- Philadelphia odds: -105
Who are the key players for New York?
Starting pitcher (Bassitt)
- The Mets will hand the ball to Bassitt (3-2) for his sixth start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Monday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in 7 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves.
- The 33-year-old has an ERA of 2.61, a 4.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of .935 in five games this season.
Key hitters
- Francisco Lindor is batting .240 with four doubles, five home runs and 12 walks.
- Starling Marte is batting .272 with four doubles, three home runs and three walks.
- Jeff McNeil is batting .348 with seven doubles, a triple, a home run and eight walks. He has racked up an on-base percentage of .408, a slugging percentage of .483, and has 31 hits, all club-bests for the Mets.
- Pete Alonso is batting .267 with five doubles, five home runs and five walks.
Who are the key players for Philadelphia?
Starting pitcher (Eflin)
- The Phillies will send Eflin (1-2) to make his sixth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 5.25 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Sunday, the righty tossed 4 1/3 innings against the New York Mets, allowing five earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.25, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season. Opponents are batting .284 against him.
- Eflin has a 10.38 ERA and a 2.077 WHIP against the Mets this season in 4 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .381 batting average over one appearance.
Key hitters
- Bryce Harper has eight doubles, a triple, five home runs and seven walks while batting .240.
- Kyle Schwarber is hitting .195 with four doubles, seven home runs and 14 walks.
- Nicholas Castellanos has 28 hits with a .379 on-base percentage and a .505 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Phillies.
- Alec Bohm has four doubles, two home runs and seven walks while batting .304.
Key stats for New York vs. Philadelphia
- The Mets are 16th in MLB play with 23 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
- The Mets average 0.8 homers per game when playing on the road this season (11 total in road contests).
- The Phillies strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
- In 16 games at home this season, their pitchers average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Phillies have hit 28 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- In 16 games at home this season, they've hit 14 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
- The 10 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mets pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
- Mets pitchers have a 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings rate in road games this season.
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