BATTLE IN THE NL EAST
(MLB) NY Mets vs. Atlanta, 08/17/2022 7:20 PM, Score: 9 - 7
Money Line: -144.00 NY Mets (Away)
Result: Win
The Atlanta Braves will face the New York Mets in the third game of their four-game set. The Braves will send Jake Odorizzi to the mound, He is 4-4, with a 3.80 ERA. The Mets will go with Max Scherzer, who is 8-2, with a 1.93 ERA. New York is 6-4 in its last 10 games against Atlanta. The Mets have won eight of their last 10 games. The Braves have won seven straight games, and are now just 3.5 games behind the Mets in the NL East. The Mets have won eight of their last 10 games and five of their last seven road games. Odorizzi has given up 14 runs in his last five starts and he has given up six runs in his last two starts against the Mets. Scherzer has given up six runs in his last five starts. He gave up one run in two starts against the Braves this season. I am going with Scherzer and the Mets in this one.

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