mlb Game Recap
New York Tops Philadelphia 8-6 - Recap
Philadelphia dropped a 8-6 decision at Citi Field on Friday as New York legged out a win behind winning pitcher Carlos Carrasco.
New York was favored by -171 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
New York got 5.2 innings from Carlos Carrasco, who gave up 5 earned runs on 6 hits, while striking out 7. Carlos Carrasco earned the victory, while the Mets got 4 RBIs from Pete Alonso in the win.
Philadelphia's starting pitcher Brad Hand worked 1 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Nick Castellanos in a losing cause.
Edwin Diaz pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 3 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.