Matt Harvey (6-3, 3.05 ERA) and Tim Hudson (3-5, 4.41 ERA) are on the hill in the second of a three-game series between the New York Mets (31-28) and the San Francisco Giants (33-26) at Citi Field. The Giants won the last game 5-0 and San Francisco leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jun. 10 and can be seen on CSN-BAY and SNY.
Harvey is 0-1 with a 3.46 ERA in his appearances against the Giants, and goes up against a quality San Francisco offense which is batting .274 this season. Hudson is 17-10 with a 3.52 ERA when pitching against the Mets. He is up against a below-average New York offense which is hitting just .240 this season. Brandon Crawford (.289, 29 Rs, 8 HRs, 38 RBIs, 3 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run.
New York is a -161 favorite against San Francisco and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at six runs. The Mets have recorded an overall money line of +352 and have shown high-level performance as a favorite this season with a record of 25-6. The Mets are the second-best team in the league at limiting hits and walks to their opponents, recording a WHIP of 1.16 so far this season.
As for their opponent, San Francisco is coming in with an overall money line of +313 and an impressive record of 16-10 as the dog. They have been on a bit of a dry streak over their last 10 games. They managed a 0-2 record when playing as the underdog. The The Giants allow just 4.0 runs per game, ranking them fifth in the NL.
The Giants have the edge in the season series, 1-0. The Mets have a 27-21 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Hudson takes the mound. Harvey (RHP) will be on the hill against the Giants, who have a 24-22 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF, O/U – Over
Notes
San Francisco has won 56% (10-8) of its games when leading after 7 innings. However, New York has won 58% (15-11) of its games when taking a late lead.
Having scored zero runs in their last game, the Mets are going to have to up their game if they want to win this matchup. The Giants have a 10-0 record in games where opponents scored that many runs.
When they are outhit, the Giants are 3-15. The Mets have a 9-22 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 21st in home runs, San Francisco has hit 48 this season. New York ranks 17th with 52 home runs.
Ranking 13th, New York is in the top half of the league in hits, notching 8.02 per game. San Francisco ranks in the top five at second with 9.48.
Ranking 27th, New York is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.673). San Francisco ranks in the top five at fifth with an OPS of .740.
When the Giants allow at least one home run, they are 16-19. When the Mets allow one or more homers, they have a 12-20 record.
