The division rival New York Mets and Florida Marlins are set to renew hostilities on Saturday when they meet at Dolphin Stadium.
The Mets will give the ball to starter Livan Hernandez in this one. Righthander Hernandez is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
It'll be ace Ricky Nolasco toeing the rubber for the Marlins in this contest. Righthander Nolasco is 1-0 with a 6.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Mets were defeated 5-4 by the Marlins last time out, as -120 favorites on the road. The nine runs fell UNDER the posted over\/under (9.5).
Carlos Beltran homered and came away with two RBIs for the Mets. Pedro Filiciano gave up the winning run in relief, and was saddled with the loss.
The Marlins extended their season-opening winning streak to four games by defeating the Mets 5-4 on Friday at EVEN odds. The nine runs fell UNDER the posted over\/under (9.5).
Hanley Ramirez went 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run and two RBIs. Matt Lindstrom tossed the final inning and picked up the win.
Current streak:
New York has lost 2 straight games.
Florida has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 2-2 SU
Florida: 4-0 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 7-3
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
Florida most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing NY Mets are 6-4
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
NY Mets are 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Florida
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
Florida is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Next up:
Florida home to NY Mets, Sunday, April 12<\/p>\n