San Francisco at New York

The New York Mets have the highest payroll of any team in MLB. They have a woeful 36-46 record to show for it and currently sit an unthinkable 18.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. The Mets seem to be in every game, but can't consistently get over the top. The Mets lost eight June games by a single run. They will go with Justin Verlander who is getting healthy again after an IL stint. Verlander has made just ten starts but six of those have seen the opponent score three or fewer runs. The Giants are ten games over .500 but with Anthony Desclafani on the mound, they are just 8-8 on the season. He has seen his last three road starts where the opponent is averaging 6.3 runs per game. I see a big edge on the mound for the Mets in this one. Make the play on the NY Mets.