Mets vs. Phillies Preview: A Crucial Pitching Duel Unfolds

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00:00The Phillies probably just need to win one of these games,

00:02and it will be a wrap on the National League East division.

00:06McLean's going to be on the mound versus Nola,

00:07which you might just say, hey, Nola's on the mound.

00:09We should be good here.

00:10Actually, a favorite here of minus 125 price point to the New York Mets.

00:14Why?

00:14Nola McLean, last 45 days in Major League Baseball,

00:17not a ton of starts under his belt, but efficient starts show.

00:20A 137 ERA, an XFIP of 2.74, a SAR of 2.81.

00:25He's in much better form than Aaron Nola right now,

00:27and a total that lists at 8.5.

00:29That Mets lineup crushes right-handed pitching.

00:32Nola can't afford to start slow again,

00:34otherwise the Phillies are going to get beat in this game.

00:37Yeah, not good.

00:38Not good.

00:39I mean, the Mets, though, congratulations.

00:41You swept the Phillies there late in August, right?

00:45But then you went on to lose six of your next 10 games

00:48while the Phillies went on to win seven of their next 10.

00:51So, you know, the race is over for the most part as far as this goes.

00:55But you got to love what you've seen from this kid, McLean.

00:58You got to be concerned if you're the Phillies

01:01in what you've gotten from Aaron Nola here.

01:05Both these teams can certainly hit right-handed pitching here.

01:09But my goodness, this feels like if Nola's on,

01:13it's a pretty good pitching battle.

01:14If he's not, it's the Mets in the first five,

01:17as far as I'm concerned.

01:18If someone's on, it's the Mets in the first six hours to keep going.

01:23Take care.

01:24Let it go.

01:25Let it go.

01:26Take care.

01:27Take care.