The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets will start their best-of-five series with a chance to advance to the National League Championship Series.
Philadelphia Phillies (95-67) vs. New York Mets (89-73)
Game 1:
Date: Saturday, October 5
Time: 4:08 pm EST
Broadcast: FOX
Field: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
Line: Phillies -130 / O/U 7.5
Probable Starting Pitchers
Kodai Senga (1-0, 3.38 ERA) vs. Zack Wheeler (16-7, 2.57 ERA)
Senga gets the ball for the Mets, he only made one start this season getting the win going 5.1 innings giving up two runs on two hits; he walked one and struck out nine. Wheeler goes for the Phillies, he finished 16-7 with a 2.57 ERA, a 3.13 FIP, a 0.96 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and a 10.1 K/9 in 200 innings. Against the Mets this season he started one game taking the loss going seven innings giving up two runs on seven hits; he walked one and struck out eight.
Phillies vs. Mets Leaders
Mets: Postseason
AVG – Starling Marte – .333
HR – Pete Alonso – 1
RBI – Pete Alonso – 3
IP – Luis Severino – 6.0
ERA – Jose Quintana – 0.00
K – Jose Quintana – 5
Phillies: Regular Season
AVG – Trea Turner – .295
HR – Kyle Schwarber – 38
RBI – Kyle Schwarber – 104
IP – Zack Wheeler – 200.0
ERA – Zack Wheeler – 2.57
K – Zack Wheeler – 224
Phillies vs. Mets Numbers
Mets
AVG: .246 (12)
OPS: .734 (9)
R: 768 (7)
HR: 207 (6)
ERA: 3.96 (15)
K: 1455 (5)
WHIP: 1.26 (19)
Phillies
AVG: .257 (5)
OPS: .750 (5)
R: 784 (5)
HR: 198 (7)
ERA: 3.85 (11)
K: 1433 (8)
WHIP: 1.24 (10)
