8* play on the New York Mets.

The visitors hand the ball to All-Star candidate Noah Syndergaard (5-2, 1.84 ERA) who was ejected in the third inning of a game vs. the Dodgers last Saturday after throwing behind second basman Chase Utley. Syndergaard has been the very model of consistency this year though and is 3-1 with a tiny 1.67 ERA on the road thus far. The home side counters with Tom Koehler (3-5, 4.50) who comes in off a win, giving up two earned runs with two K's over seven innings over the Braves on Sunday. It's one thing to beat the worst offense in the league and quite another to domiante one of the best (even with slugger David Wright out of the lineup). Note that Koehler owns a poor 20:16 BB:K ratio over his last four starts, a statistic which we believe will come back to bite him tonight (also note that Koehler owns a pedestrian 4.35 ERA in front of the home town crowd). We're backing Syndergaard, who we think will come in with a chip on his shoulder. Lay the price with the METS.

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