The Mets (70-61) beat the Phillies (76-55) for the fifth time in seven tries this season in Monday’s 13-3 rout.
Philadelphia and New York continue their series at Citi Field at 7:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday night. Lefty Jesus Luzardo takes the ball for the Phils, while the Mets counter with southpaw Sean Manaea.
We’ll give you the top MLB predictions and picks for the Phillies vs. Mets tonight and give you the best MLB DFS picks for PrizePicks, including pitcher strikeout projections and hitter projections to target today.
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Phillies vs. Mets Prediction, Picks: Tuesday, August 26
Here are the top Phillies vs. Mets picks and pprediction for tonight’s MLB slate on PrizePicks. Click to read more about each pick.
- Mets P Sean Manaea – 6 Strikeouts
- Phillies 1B Bryce Harper – 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Mets SS Francisco Lindor – 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Mets P Sean Manaea: 6 Strikeouts
- Manaea enters tonight’s matchup with a career-best 28.3% strikeout rate.
- In each of his last two starts, the southpaw has posted 7 strikeouts against Seattle and 8 K's against Washington.
- Manaea has not faced the Phillies this season, but he struck out 6 batters in three of four starts against Philadelphia in 2024.
- The veteran's strikeout victims on the Phillies include SS Trea Turner (3), C J.T. Realmuto (4), and RF Nick Castellanos (4).
- Opposing starting pitchers have struck out four batters or less in the last eight starts against the Phillies.
Phillies 1B Bryce Harper: 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Harper is riding an eight-game hitting streak, but has 1 extra base hit in the last six games.
- This season, Harper is hitting 2-of-15 against the Mets and has failed to drive in a run.
- On the road, the slugger is batting .229 and his OBP is .318. At home, his numbers are nearly 70 points higher in each category.
- In each of the past four games, Harper has finished with less than 7 fantasy points.
- Harper is batting 4-of-14 in his career against Manaea, including a pair of doubles and a home run.
Mets SS Francisco Lindor: 6.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Lindor has struggled in his career against Luzardo, hitting 5-of-21 with no extra base hits.
- The shortstop's 12-game hitting streak came to a close in Monday’s rout of the Phillies, when he finished 0-of-6 at the plate.
- Since racking up 27 fantasy points against the Braves on August 22, Lindor has compiled a total of 17 points in the last three games.
- Prior to Monday’s hitless performance, Lindor posted 11 hits in his past five home games.
- Lindor’s barrel rate is 8.4%, which sits in the 45th percentile in MLB. Luzardo’s barrel rate ranks in the 76th percentile at 6.7%.
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The Phillies remain atop the NL East in spite of last night’s loss to the Mets. Can New York continue its dominance of Philadelphia this season on Tuesday night?
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