Philadelphia at New York

It has been several seasons since the Philadelphia Phillies have contended in the NL. Meanwhile, the NY Mets, who looked to have assembled one of the top pitching rotations in baseball, suffered so many injuries that it dealt their playoff hopes a death blow. Now they are not much better off than the Phillies at 20 games under .500. The Mets dealt a lot of players, realizing they were out of it. The Mets are 12-28 over their last 40 games, while the Phillies, with some infusion of AAA talent, are playing hard and are 8-6 over their last 14. The Mets appear to be going through the motions at 16 games under .500 over their last 40, while young Philly rookies are making a difference. Play on Philadelphia.