The Mets head west on their road trip to face the Golden State Giants on Thursday night in the first game of a four-game set.
Carlos Mendoza touches David Peterson in his second start of the season to face a slow-hitting Giants team in a pitcher-friendly ballpark.
San Francisco’s bats entered Wednesday as quiet as a mouse, just looking around for five games.
The Giants scored just 13 runs, fourth most in baseball, and their 2.6 runs scored per game was the second worst in the National League.
The Mets are mediocre offensively so far, scoring 22 runs in five games before Wednesday’s series finale against the Cardinals.
San Francisco counters with left-hander Robbie Ray, who could present some problems for the Mets as he hit a miserable .236 against southpaws last year.
Things haven’t improved this season, hitting .236 in the first few games of the season before facing southpaw Matthew Liberatore on Wednesday.
Mets vs. Giants Prediction
The Mets, oddly enough, have struggled to hit Ray, even though he’s not the pitcher he used to be.
Juan Soto is 1-for-10 against Ray, as is Luis Robert Jr., though that information isn’t very helpful considering Ray is nowhere near his former Cy-Young-winning form.
That said, going west has its advantages in the offensive zone, as the ball usually carries the bat forward when the weather is warm.
The total for this game comes in at 7.0 at the time of writing, which is a very low score considering that both of these starters are back-to-back starters.
I’m going to fade the pitchers in this position and expect some offensive power between the two pitchers.
Seven runs is a really low total, especially for a Mets offense that entered the season thought to be among the best in baseball.
Betting on baseball?
One of the biggest bets in baseball is the Yes/No Runs First Inning (YRFI/NRFI) and I’m targeting the “Yes” side on Thursday night with more money.
As for another player to follow, I like the idea of betting on Robert Jr. in this area, considering he’s a fastball pitcher and a left-handed pitcher.
Prediction: Yes Runs First Innings (+105, Kalshi) | Check out Robert Jr.’s accessories. if they are released
Why Trust New York Post Betting
Erich Richter is a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but has a black belt in MMA boxing. During the football season he showed the greatest profit in The Post in the player prop market in the last two seasons. While he is always betting long shots, his return on investment is 30.15 percent as of 2022.
