Philadelphia at New York

The Philadelphia Phillies are a mess, as they have gotten old and injured overnight. The team everyone thought was the team to beat in the NL, and perhaps all of baseball, is floundering at 10 games below .500 as we head to the All-Star break. One of those aging pitchers appears to be Cliff Lee. Lee who was all but unhittable for stretches over the last 5+ years has become quite pedestrian or worse with his 4.03 ERA. Lee has been battered for 20 runs in his last 24.1 innings of work, allowing 35 hits in the process. This will be his last start before the All-Star break and he has yet to win a game. The Phillies are also just 3-10 in his 13 starts, so how that all adds up to a road favorite is beyond me. The Phillies are just 8-21 in their last 29 and have dropped seven straight on the road, and the Mets are killing sputtering offenses at 40-18 in their last 58 when facing a team that scored 2 or less in their previous contest. Play on the Mets.