THE DUKE SPORTSNY Mets Under (7) for 1.5 Units
This series has gone 5-14 O/U in its last 19 and we'll look for it to stay "under" tonight. Santana and Hamels should continue to do well in their respective roles: Santana, who is coming off a few sluggish outings, yet did throw 11 strike-outs at Atlanta last Monday. And throw out the 10 ER debacle on May 2nd vs Philly, Santana sports a solid 2.90 ERA in career starts vs them. And he won't have to face injured sluggers: Ryan Howard, Utley and Victorino. Santana is 2-6 O/U on the road. On the other hand, Cole Hamels has been a solid home pitcher for Philadelphia and should go deep into the innings here after all, he sports a 2.70 ERA in 4 career starts vs NY and is catching them in a sluggish mode vs lefties in which they're batting a meager .204 over the last two weeks. The Mets are 1-5-2 O/U vs lefty starters. "Under" the call.