New York Mets vs. Boston Red Sox Preview and Pick

First place in the National League East meets first place in the American League East when the New York Mets continue their three-game inter-league series with the Boston Red Sox Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

Despite going just 5-6 over its’ last 11 games, New York still leads the NL East by 11 1/2 games over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies.

Boston beat the Mets 9-4 in Tuesday’s series opener for its’ tenth win in a row. The Red Sox lead the AL East by 3 ½ games over the second-place New York Yankees.

New York is an NL-best 25-14 on the road this season, while Boston is a solid 24-10 at home.

Before Tuesday night, these two teams hadn’t met on the field since the 2001 regular season.

Mets’ ace Pedro Martinez (7-3, 3.01) is making his first career start vs. the team he helped to a World Series title two seasons ago. Martinez has allowed 6 ER and 22 H+W in his last 18 IP, and New York is 9-6 in Martinez’s starts this year, the over/under 7-5.

Red Sox rightly Josh Beckett (9-3, 4.84) has given up 7 ER and 18 H+W in his last 19 1/3 innings of work. Boston is 10-5 in Beckett’s starts this year, the o/u 9-6.

Beckett made four starts last year as a Florida Marlin vs. the Mets, allowing 7 ER and 29 H+W in 24 IP.

The Mets own a .335 team OBP this season, which is tied for 12th-best in MLB, and are averaging 5.3 runs per game.

The BoSox lead the majors with their .371 team OBP this season, and are averaging 5.6 RPG.

The Mets bullpen has allowed just 2 ER and 21 H+W in its last 19 IP.

The Boston bullpen has given up 8 ER and 27 H+W in its last 18 innings of work.

The Red Sox have gone 14 straight games since committing an error.

The o/u is 40-32 in Mets games this season, 41-32 in Red Sox games, and 21-14 at Fenway Park.

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