Arizona Diamondbacks (29-21)
+120, 9½
at New York Mets Mets (31-19), 7 p.m. Eastern
by Ultimatecapper.com Staff
First place in the West meets up with first place in the East as the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Mets clash Tuesday night at Shea Stadium.
The Mets beat the D-Backs 8-7 Monday night in the opener of this 3-game series.
Arizona has lost two games in a row after winning 10 of their previous 12. The D-Backs lead the NL West by a half-game over the Dodgers.
New York has won three games in a row and leads the NL East by 4 ½ games over Atlanta.
The Mets won the season series with the Snakes last year 6 games to 1, with the over/under going 2-4-1.
Arizona is 12-12 on the road this season, and 16-11 as underdogs.
The Mets are 17-8 at home this year, and 23-12 as favorites.
D-Backs starter Miguel Batista (4-2, 4.60) has allowed 7 ER in his last 17 2/3 IP. Batista has not started a game vs. the Mets since 2003.
The over/under is 7-2 in Batista’s starts this year.
New York’s Alay Soler made his major league debut last week vs. Philadelphia, giving up 2 ER and 9 H+W in 6 IP.
Arizona owns a .347 team OBP, 3rd-best in the NL, and averages 5.4 RPG.
The Mets own a .334 team OBP, 10th in the league, and average 5.1 RPG.
The D-Backs bullpen has been shaky lately, giving up 11 ER and 26 H+W in its last 13 2/3 IP.
The Mets pen has allowed 8 ER and 22 H+W in its last 12 1/3 IP.
The o/u is 25-22 in D-Backs games this year, 26-22 in Mets games, and 12-12 at Shea Stadium.
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The Ultimatecapper Pick: We like the Diamondbacks tonight!
