A winning streak will be on the line for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday when they battle the New York Mets at Citi Field.
RighthanderMaxScherzer will take the mound for the Diamondbacks to start this game. Scherzer is 6-6 this season with a 3.63 ERA.
It’ll be OliverPerez toeing the rubber for the Mets in this contest. LefthanderPerez is 2-3 with a 7.42 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Diamondbacks listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
JustinUpton drove in the winning run to lift the Diamondbacks over the Mets 3-2 on Friday, as a -110 pick’em. The five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9).
MarkReynolds went 2-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run for the Diamondbacks. EsmerlingVasquez improved to 2-2 with the win in relief, and Chad Qualls notched his 19th save.
DanielMurphy homered for the Mets, while SeanGreen suffered the loss in relief.
Current streak: Arizona has won 2 straight games. New York has lost 3 straight games.
Team records: Arizona: 45-58 SU New York: 48-54 SU
Arizona most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a win are 4-6
New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Arizona are 4-6 After playing Arizona are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona’s last 6 games Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona’s last 8 games on the road Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’s last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’s last 5 games NY Mets are 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Arizona The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets’s last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
Next up: NY Mets home to Arizona, Sunday, August 2
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