Wednesday, April 30, 7:05 PM on SNY, CSPh

Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

New York Mets - Colon, B (2-3) vs. Philadelphia Phillies - Kendrick, K (0-2)

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In the National League East, the second place team is the surprising New York Mets. On Wednesday night, the Mets will travel to Citizens Bank Park to take on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets will turn to Bartolo Colon for the start, while the Phillies will send Kyle Kendrick to the hill.

Colon is coming off consecutive solid performances in his past 2 starts, allowing just 4 earned runs in 7 innings on 4 hits, while recording 14 strikeouts. On the season, he has allowed 16 earned runs in 32 innings on 38 hits and just 3 walks. He is now 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA on the season and will take on a team he doesn’t have much experience against. Of the current roster of Phillies, just 7 players have faced Colon and have combined to go 8-for-31 with 3 home runs including 2 from Ryan Howard.

While the Mets will rely on a 40-year-old, the Phillies will rely on the 29-year-old. Kendrick is 0-2 this season with a 3.52 ERA and has pitched better than his record shows. He has allowed 12 earned runs on 36 hits and 7 walks this season in 30 2/3 innings, while recording 19 strikeouts. In his career against the Mets, he has allowed just 36 hits in 156 at-bats with 4 home runs including 2 from David Wright.

New York Mets Betting Trends

New York Mets are 10-11-4 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for New York Mets is 0

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

Philadelphia Phillies are 13-10-2 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Philadelphia Phillies is -0.4

Injuries to Watch

New York Mets

04/15/14 CF Juan Lagares Hamstring 15-day DL (4/14)
04/01/14 P Bobby Parnell Elbow 15-day DL (4/1), out for season
03/28/14 P Matt Harvey Elbow 60-day DL (3/30), out for season

Philadelphia Phillies

03/28/14 LF Darin Ruf Oblique 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Ethan Martin Shoulder 15-day DL (3/21)
03/28/14 P Miguel Gonzalez Shoulder 60-day DL (3/21)

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