Jacob deGrom has led the Mets to an 11-2 record all time vs Philadelphia.

The NY Mets are 11-2 All-Time when deGrom gets the ball Against the Phillies

Cy Young candidate Jacob deGrom will be standing 60 feet, six inches away on the bump for the Mets today as Jake Arrieta and the Philadelphia Phillies arrive at Citizen’s Bank Park just a half-game behind the Braves for the NL East lead.

SHARK BITES
  • The Mets are 11-2 SU all-time when Jacob deGrom starts vs Philadelphia.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets' last 11 games when playing Philadelphia.
  • The total has gone UNDER in six of Jake Arrieta’s last nine starts vs the Mets with an average combined score of 4.88.

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Do You Like Pitcher’s Duels?

Fans of great pitching are in for a treat this afternoon in Philadelphia when two of the best in the game square off. Jacob deGrom (7-7, 1.81 ERA, 0.97 WHIP) is a Cy Young candidate on a losing team. Through 24 starts this season, deGrom has only allowed more than three earned runs once and has allowed one earned run or less in more than half of his outings. In two starts vs the Phillies this season, deGrom has given up zero runs on five hits for a .156 opponent’s batting average.

Jake Arrieta (9-7, 3.33 ERA, 1.23 WHIP) hit a speed bump in his last outing against the Padres on August 12. San Diego got to Arrieta for eight hits and five earned runs in just five innings. It was his first loss since June 26. The Mets lineup has a lifetime .198 batting average vs Arietta and he pitched into the eighth inning without giving up a run in his only other game against them this season.

Mets Among Top Hitting Teams in August

In typical Mets fashion, the team has turned it on when the playoffs are out of reach. But, that doesn’t discount that work they’ve done with the sticks in August. They are hitting .273/.346/.455 through 17 games and their 21 home runs is tied for fourth in the NL this month.

Brandon Nimmo and Jose Reyes have been the catalysts this month. Nimmo has a 1.111 OPS to go with two home runs and eight RBIs. Reyes leads the team in OPS in August with 1.187. He’s hit three homers this month, tied with Michael Conforto for the most on the team.

Low Sportsbook Total for Today’s Game

The total opened at 7.5 for this pitcher’s duel, but that doesn’t mean bettors are shying away from the UNDER. Our consensus data is showing the public is fading the OVER today. The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last 11 games in this matchup with a total combined score of 6.3 (if you remove the 24-4 outlier earlier this week).

The average combined score in Jacob deGrom’s last seven starts vs Philadelphia is 6.29 while the average combined score in Jake Arrieta’s last nine starts vs the Mets is 4.88. These two pitchers have never gone head to head while Arrieta has been with the Phillies.

The Mets are 11-2 SU all-time when Jacob deGrom starts vs Philadelphia.away The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Mets' last 11 games when playing Philadelphia. The total has gone UNDER in six of Jake Arrieta’s last nine starts vs the Mets with an average combined score of 4.88.home
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