At Citi Field on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies (76-55) face the New York Mets (70-61), with first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Mets (-110 moneyline odds to win) and the Phillies (-110) will meet in an expected close contest. The New York Mets will hand the ball to Sean Manaea (1-2, 5.15 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Phillies will turn to Jesus Luzardo (12-6, 4.10 ERA).
These teams meet again after the Mets took down the Phillies 13-3 yesterday. Jose Castillo picked up the win for the Mets (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K), and Luis Torrens led the way offensively (3 for 5 with a double, a home run and five RBIs). Cristopher Sanchez (5.1 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 4 K) was credited with the loss for the Phillies.
Here is what you need to prepare for Tuesday’s Mets vs. Phillies contest, including viewing options.
New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Mets (-110, bet $110 to win $100)Underdog: Phillies (-110, bet $110 to win $100)Over/under: 8.5Mets vs. Phillies: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, August 26, 2025Game time: 7:10 p.m. ETLocation: Queens, New YorkStadium: Citi FieldTV channel: TBS, SNY, and NBCS-PHLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Mets stats and trendsMets betting recordsThe Mets have been favorites in 91 games this season and won 53 (58.2%) of those contests.New York has a record of 53-38, a 58.2% win rate, when favored by -110 or more by sportsbooks this season.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 52.4% chance of a victory for the Mets.New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 60 of 131 opportunities.In 131 games with a spread this season, the Mets are 61-70-0 ATS.Sean Manaea (Mets probable starter)The Mets will send Manaea (1-2) to make his eighth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 5.15 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings pitched.His last appearance came on Thursday against the Washington Nationals, when the left-hander threw 4 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing three hits.In eight games this season, the 33-year-old has put up a 5.15 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .232 to opposing hitters.Manaea has not registered a quality start on the season.Manaea has put together four starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.He has not had an outing yet in which he did not give up at least one earned run.He will take the mound against a Phillies team that is batting .257 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .422 (10th in MLB) with 160 total home runs (10th in MLB).Mets batting statsThe Mets rank eighth in Major League Baseball with 176 home runs.Hitters for New York have a combined .424 slugging percentage this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.The Mets have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.New York has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 606.The Mets have an on-base percentage of .325 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.New York ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of eight whiffs per contest.Phillies stats and trendsPhillies betting recordsThe Phillies have won in 10, or 41.7%, of the 24 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.This season, Philadelphia has come away with a win 10 times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least -110 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Phillies have a 52.4% chance of walking away with the win.Philadelphia’s games have gone over the total in 55 of its 131 opportunities.The Phillies have an against the spread record of 66-65-0 in 131 games with a line this season.Jesús Luzardo (Phillies probable starter)The Phillies will send Luzardo (12-6) to make his 27th start of the season. He is 12-6 with a 4.10 ERA and 170 strikeouts in 145 2/3 innings pitched.The left-hander’s last time out came on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he went six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up three hits.In 26 games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.10, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .253 against him.Luzardo is trying for his sixth straight quality start.Luzardo will look to prolong a seven-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing).In five of his 26 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.The opposing Mets offense has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.424) and ranks eighth in home runs hit (176) in all of MLB. They have a collective .247 batting average, and are 17th in the league with 1086 total hits and 10th in MLB play scoring 606 runs.Luzardo has thrown 6 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out seven against the Mets this season.The 27-year-old’s 4.10 ERA ranks 36th, 1.303 WHIP ranks 38th, and 10.6 K/9 ranks seventh among qualifying pitchers this season.Phillies batting statsThe Phillies average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB play with 160 total home runs.So far this season, Philadelphia’s .422 slugging percentage ranks 10th-best in the majors.The Phillies are second in MLB with a .257 batting average.Philadelphia scores the ninth-most runs in baseball (620 total, 4.7 per game).The Phillies’ .327 on-base percentage is fifth-best in baseball.