MLB - New York Mets v Atlanta Braves

ATLANTA (65 - 82) at NY METS (82 - 63) Friday, 9/12/2008 7:10 PM MIKE HAMPTON (L) vs. JOHAN SANTANA (L)

I took the Mets on the runline in their last two games against the Nationals and I succeeded in both games, as this team is clearly showing that they don’t want to repeat the terrible run at the end of the last year’s regular season and they have been avoiding letdowns. With the Phillies losing games, the Mets are closer and closer from the postseason and they have the momentum on their side. Today they will begin a series against the Braves and they have an excellent spot for today.

The Mets will send Johan Santana and that’s immediately good news for them, as Santana has been onfire lately, with a 7-3 and 2.24 ERA record in home games and he was the one who avoided the Mets to be swept by the Phillies in a very important series. His consistence has been notable, allowing just 2-2-3-0-0 runs on his last 5 outings!

The same can’t be said about Hampton, who will start for the Braves today. On his last outing against the Nationals, Hampton allowed 5 runs and 8 hits and he comes from a sequence of non-quality starts, where the Braves are 1-5 on his last 6 outings , with Hampton allowing 5-3-3-3-2-6 runs on these 6 games.

I clearly think we will have a pitching mismatch in here, but that’s not all. This will be the 5th game in a row the Mets will play vs LHP and the team has been improving game by game (BA: .194, .286, .400 and .406). In fact the Mets are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs LHP. Santana has faced the Braves this season twice, losing both games, but they were games played early in the season, when Santana was still far from the great form he currently has, which makes the Mets being 7-0 on Santana’s last 7 starts. The Braves are 1-4 on their last 5 games vs LHP and they were swept by the Mets last month. The team is coming from a sweep against Colorado in their last series, but the Mets are a much better club. Take the Mets on the runline in here.

Pick : RL -1.5 NY Mets
Odds : 1.83
Stake : 6 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
Match Result : Cancelled
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