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Carlos Carrasco has been very solid against the Atlanta Braves this season. His last outing against them he went six innings, giving up three earned runs and the start before that, eight shutout innings, Mets won both games. In two starts against the NY Mets, Spencer Strider totaled seven innings, surrendering five earned runs. The Braves have won six straight games but that was against the Marlins and Red Sox. The Mets are 5-1 in their last six against the Braves. And over the last 10 games, the Mets have outscored their opponents by 29 runs. Take the value with the Mets.
Just about a month ago, many people thought the Braves overtaking the Mets was inevitable. The Mets took two of three and then four of five in the two head-to-head series since then. Overall, the Mets have won 17 of 20 and have quite a swagger right now. Mets starter Carlos Carrasco has a 1.69 ERA in his last seven starts and the Mets have won all seven of those games. Braves rookie Spencer Strider gets the ball and he's been excellent this season, but two of his last four starts have been bad, including last time out against the Mets (2 2/3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER). He's approaching his highest professional workload, so he could be running out of gas. I love the underdog odds on the Mets.
The Braves have won six straight, with the last four coming against the Marlins, who haven't scored more than three runs in each of their last 15 games. The Mets keep rolling and have a 5.5-game lead over the Braves in the NL East. They’ve gone 8-4 against the Braves this season won the last two series. New York chased Spencer Strider in the third last week after scoring four runs. The Mets have won Carlos Carrasco’s last seven starts with him allowing just eight runs over that span. Take the Mets to win.