The defending champion Kansas City Royals are very unlikely to make it back to the playoffs, and the National League’s World Series representative needs to pick it up if it wants to get there. The New York Mets are near .500 on the season and a few games behind in the race for the second wild card as the season hits the stretch run. The Mets have a big game coming up against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, August 20th, 2016, at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.
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ODDS ANALYSIS
The Mets have a record of 60-59 on the season. They have a very impressive starting rotation which would be a boon if they can return to the postseason, but the offense hasn’t held up its end of the bargain. New York has to leapfrog multiple teams to grab a wild card berth, which is never easy.
The San Francisco Giants sit at 66-54 on the year and are in second place in the National League West but are in a close race with the Los Angeles Dodgers for divisional supremacy. The Giants would love to catch the Dodgers to avoid playing in the winner-take-all wild card playoff game.
PROBABLE PITCHERS
The Mets are expected to send Bartolo Colon to the hill. The ageless wonder is 10-7 on the year with a 3.38 ERA, defying time as he remains an above average pitcher as most players are long retired. He will aim to befuddle the Giants offense in this one.
The Giants recently acquired Matt Moore from the Tampa Bay Rays in a trade and will send him to the mound. Moore is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA since joining the Giants. He has very good stuff but sometimes struggles with command.
LIVE BETTING
The Mets’ offense has scored the second-fewest runs in the major leagues in front of only the Atlanta Braves, which is why the team is hovering near .500. Yoenis Cespedes has been the team’s best hitter this year with a .289 average, 22 homers and 59 RBIs, but he has missed some time of late with a quadriceps injury. The good news for the Mets is that he’s expected to be activated in time for this contest.
The Giants’ offense is led by Brandon Belt, who is hitting .282 with 14 homers, 61 RBIs and a .884 OPS. Catcher Buster Posey has been another key cog as he is batting .288 with 12 homers and 54 RBIs. San Francisco doesn’t have a bunch of power up and down its lineup but boasts a lot of players who put together good at-bats.
QUICK PICK
The Mets are sending a pretty good pitcher to the mound and this game is in a pitcher’s park, so they likely won’t get blown out. However, the Giants are good at capturing victories in close games and have the home field advantage. Much of this outcome depends on the hot-and-cold Matt Moore, but he faces an offense which he can attack. The Giants are the more talented team and should be able to come away with the win, improving their odds at winning the NL West while delivering a blow to the Mets’ playoff chances in MLB wagering.
MLB Odds: Giants 3, Mets 2
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