Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets - April 23, 2025

Ladies and gentlemen, grab your lucky jerseys because it’s game day! As a die-hard Mets fan, I’ve got the energy of Citi Field running through my veins right now, and tonight we’re about to see the boys in blue and orange take on our long-time rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. You know what that means—time to put the rivalry aside and let’s break down what we can expect from this matchup.

First off, let’s talk about our ace on the mound tonight. With a win-loss record of 1-1 and an impressive ERA sitting at around 2.2, you have to feel good about David Peterson taking the hill for us. His strikeout rate is just under ten per game, which gives me hope he’ll be painting those corners all night long while keeping our opponents off balance. If he can continue to keep batters guessing like he has been, I predict we’re going to see some early swings-and-misses that should help set the tone for this game.

Now onto our rivals—the Phillies have Zack Wheeler throwing for them tonight. He comes into this game with a record of 2-1 but has an ERA over 4.3 which gives me a little bit of confidence as well. Sure, he has a decent strikeout rate too, but with our lineup capable of putting up nearly four runs per game (which is pretty solid), I believe we’re poised to capitalize on any mistakes he makes early in this game.

When you look at our batting stats—3.9 runs per game isn’t exactly stellar—but keep in mind that we’ve faced some tough pitchers recently. The truth is though; we have been getting on base at a nice clip with over 67% slugging percentage so if we can string together some hits tonight against Wheeler, watch out! The more pressure we apply early in the innings will force their defense into making plays—and when they get rattled? That’s when magic happens!

On the other side of things, Philly has been slightly better offensively averaging around 4.7 runs per contest with nearly 8.5 hits per game and more RBIs than us too—but here’s where it gets interesting: if Peterson gets hot like I think he will and keeps their hitters contained while mixing speeds effectively—this could very much swing in our favor.

So what do I expect? Buckle up because I’m calling for a Mets victory tonight! Not only do I think we’ll come out ahead with a solid performance from Peterson on the mound but considering both offenses are capable of heating up quickly—I also foresee an OVER on that total score line.

Let’s rally behind our boys! No one does it better than us when it comes to creating that electric atmosphere at home games—it might be crunch time against our rivals tonight—but there’s nothing like being part of history at Citi Field cheering on our team. Let’s go Mets!