Mets And Giants Collide As Both Struggle To Stay In Playoff Picture

The Mets And Giants are set to face off in an evening game today. What makes this game more interesting than other encounters is both teams are struggling to cling to playoff spots in the competitive National League.

The game will kick off a four-game series between the two clubs. Essentially this series could go a long way to decide which one of these teams will still be playing baseball in the fall.

The pitching match up will pit Jacob deGrom against Madison Bumgarner in the first game of the series. Two aces that make this match up all the more interesting.

The Mets will head into San Franscico losing their last series 2-1 to Arizona. It is part of a grueling ten game road trip that includes this series with the Giants.

San Francisco lost their last game to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-5. The game ended a three-game sweep of the series for the Pirates. The Giants have lost five of their last six games, all part of a 10-game homestand.

The Giants are the favorites to take the first game in this series. They have a -160 moneyline, while the price to bet on the underdog Mets is +140. The total for the Mets and Giants is set at 6.5 runs.