At Chase Field on Sunday, the Arizona Diamondbacks (6-9) face the New York Mets (11-5), with first pitch at 4:10 PM ET.
The Diamondbacks are an underdog (+140 on the moneyline) when they host the Mets (-164). The New York Mets will give the start to Tylor Megill (2-0, 1.38 ERA) looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Diamondbacks will counter with Madison Bumgarner (0-1, 1.38).
Humberto Castellanos (5.0 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 5 K) picked up a win in the Diamondbacks’ 5-2 victory over the Mets yesterday. Pavin Smith led the way offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Trevor Williams (2.0 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Mets.
To prepare for the Mets vs. Diamondbacks matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Sunday’s baseball action.
New York Mets vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Mets (-164, bet $164 to win $100)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+140, bet $100 to win $140)
- Over/under: 9
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Mets Stats and Trends
Mets Betting Records
- The Mets have won 11, or 78.6%, of the 14 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- This season, New York has won two of its three games when favored by at least -164 on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 62.1% chance of a victory for the Mets.
- Games involving New York have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in six of 17 chances this season.
- The Mets have an ATS record of 10-6-0 in 16 games with a spread this season.
Tylor Megill (Mets Probable Starter)
- The Mets will hand the ball to Megill (2-0) for his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last start was on Tuesday, when he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the San Francisco Giants.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.20, 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .220 in three games this season.
- Megill has pitched five or more innings in three straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- The Diamondbacks rank 25th in MLB with 47 runs scored this season. They have a .190 batting average this campaign with 14 home runs (ninth in the league).
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 26-year-old ranks 20th in ERA (2.20), 19th in WHIP (.918), and 32nd in K/9 (8.3).
Mets Batting Stats
- The Mets rank fifth in Major League Baseball with 15 home runs.
- Hitters for the Mets rank 10th in the majors with a combined .392 team slugging percentage.
- New York has a team batting average of .255 this season, which ranks fifth among MLB teams.
- The Mets have scored 75 runs this season, which ranks second in MLB.
- New York is among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking second with an OBP of .343.
- The Mets rank 13th in strikeouts per game (7.7) among MLB offenses.
Diamondbacks Stats and Trends
Diamondbacks Betting Records
- The Diamondbacks have come away with six wins in the 15 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- Arizona has a win-loss record of 1-3 when favored by +140 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Diamondbacks have a 41.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- Arizona and their opponents have hit the over in four of their 15 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Diamondbacks have an against the spread record of 9-6-0 in 15 games with a line this season.
Madison Bumgarner (Diamondbacks Probable Starter)
- The Diamondbacks will send Bumgarner (0-1) to the mound for his fourth start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 1.38 ERA and nine strikeouts through 13 innings pitched.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, when he tossed five innings, surrendering no earned runs while allowing two hits.
- The 32-year-old has a 1.38 ERA and 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings over three games this season, while allowing a batting average of .174 to his opponents.
- Bumgarner will try to last five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 4.1 frames per outing.
- The opposing Mets offense has a collective .255 batting average, and is first in the league with 136 total hits and second in MLB action with 75 runs scored. They have the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and are fifth in all of MLB with 15 home runs.
Diamondbacks Batting Stats
- The Diamondbacks average 0.9 home runs per game to rank ninth in MLB play with 14 total home runs .
- So far this season, the Diamondbacks’ .326 slugging percentage is the fourth-lowest average in the league.
- Arizona’s .190 batting average ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks score the 25th-most runs in baseball (47 total, 3.1 per game).
- Arizona’s .291 on-base percentage is 23rd in baseball.
- The Diamondbacks strike out 9.5 times per game to rank 25th in the league.
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