The New York Mets, losers of four straight games , will send Orlando Hernandez (9-4 3.07 ERA) to the mound at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia today with hopes of avoiding a four game series sweep by the Phillies. Also known as El Duque, Hernandez is 5-0 with a 2.87 ERA over his last nine starts, all NY wins. Hernandez last faced the Phillies on June 29 when he only gave up two earned runs in six innings and the Mets picked up a 6-5 win.
Oddsmakers at online sports wagering giant Sportsbook.com, have installed the Mets a slight -128 money line road favorite with a 10.5 total. The Phillies are getting +118 juice as a home underdog.
In betting trend percentages, 82 percent of the early money has fallen on the Mets while 56 percent of wagers have preferred the total to slip UNDER 10.5. Likewise, oddsmakers favor the UNDER having set the price at -120 while an OVER bet gets even money odds.
The Mets dropped their third straight game in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Phillies, as -125 favorites. The five runs were well UNDER the posted over/under (11).
David Wright homered and Carlos Delgado drove in the other Mets run in a losing effort. Oliver Perez surrendered five hits and three runs in six innings of work in the loss.Pat Burrell drove in the winning run and finished with two RBI for the Phillies. Jamie Moyer pitched six innings for the win, giving up eight hits and two runs.
The Phillies won the game as +115 underdogs.New York has lost 4 straight games while Philadelphia has won 4 straight.
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