The Phillies are coming into this game with a 91-62 record this season but they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 4 games and their offense has not been good in these games either. They have scored 2 runs or less in 3 of their last 5 games, averaging a little over 3 runs scored per game in that span, and they have been much worse on the road as they have lost their last 2 as well as 5 of their last 6 road games. They are going up against a Mets team that is 85-68 this season and has been playing very well in their recent games. They have won their last 4 straight as well as 6 of their last 8 games and their offense has been on fire in these, scoring 10 runs in each of their last 3 games. Cristopher Sánchez is starting for the Phillies in this game and he is 10-9 with a 3.24 ERA this season. He has been pitching well in August as he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in each of his 3 starts, but he has struggled a lot more on the road recently. He has allowed at least 2 earned runs in each of his last 3 road starts and he has also allowed at least 3 earned runs in 4 of his last 7 road starts, giving up 7 earned runs in 2 of those starts as well. The Mets have been heating up on offense recently so they are going to score runs here with the way Sanchez has pitched on the road, and the Phillies have struggled more on the road as well so they will not have the run support to back him up here. David Peterson is also starting for the Mets in this game and he is 9-2 with a 2.85 ERA this season. He has been pitching very well recently as he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in 8 of his last 9 starts. He also saw the Phillies just last week in Philadelphia and he only allowed 1 earned run in a little under 8 innings, but the team still lost that game 2-1. This is going to be a much different game at home though with the Phillies struggling more on the road recently, and this series is bigger for the Mets since they still need to fight for a Wild Card while the Phillies pretty much have the NL East locked up. The Mets will win this game at home and continue on their run here.