New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB Prediction: New York Mets -118 odds
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The Mets were blown out last night in the opener of this series as Mike Pelfrey once again was hit hard. It was the fourth loss in five games for New York since the All-Star break but it should be able to recover tonight and get the offense moving in the right direction. The Mets have averaged only 2.0 rpg during this five-game stretch but to their credit they have faced some tough pitching. That changes tonight. Arizona snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory last night so it is not playing much better right now. The difference is that the Diamondbacks has been struggling all season long and they have won consecutive games only once since mid-June and three times since the end of May. They are 15-34 over their last 49 games since winning a season-high four straight games from May 19-22. R.A. Dickey looks to stop the bleeding and he has done a phenomenal job this season for someone whose expectations were very low. He has a 2.62 ERA on the season and in 11 starts, he has thrown nine quality outings so he is obviously keeping the Mets around most of the time. He is winless in his last four starts which is far from his fault as run support have been the biggest issue but he should be able to get some tonight. Barry Enright will be making his fourth start of the season tonight and while the previous three have been decent, there has been nothing special. He has been unable to go deep into games and that means the Diamondbacks bullpen will come into play. That is not good as the ERA of the pen is 6.70 which is easily the worst in baseball. Arizona is 6-24 against N.L. starters with an Era of 3.50 or better this season while the Mets are 14-4 in their last 18 games against starters with a WHIP greater than 1.30. 3* New York Mets

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