This week, ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball game will feature the New York Mets traveling to Seattle, Washington, to face the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park for Game 3 of a three-game series, starting at 7:10 PM ET.
The New York Mets are on a two-game losing streak and have been shutout in back-to-back games following a 0-6 loss in Game 1 of the series on Friday and a 0-4 shutout loss in Game 2 of their series against the Seattle Mariners on the road. This has dropped the Mets' record to 61-56, which puts them in third place in the NL East and .5 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.
The Mariners were shut for the 10th time this season following a 0-4 shutout loss in Game 2 and are in danger of being swept for the 5th time this season with a loss in Game 3. The Mets failed to score off and only recorded four hits in the loss in Game 2, while Sean Manaea only lasted three innings after allowing three runs, had a WHIP of 3.00, and recorded three strikeouts in his 5th loss this season.
New York has lost seven of the last ten against Seattle while being outscored by the Mariners by an average of 3.1 to 4.8 runs per game in those matchups. The New York Mets will look to avoid the series sweep and finally score a run in the series when they travel to face the Seattle Mariners for Game 3.
The Seattle Mariners are in the hunt for a divisional title in the AL West and a playoff spot in the American League as they enter the series finale against the New York Mets on a three-game winning streak and have outscored the Mets 10-0 in the first two games of the series which has improved their record to 61-56 putting them in 2nd place in the AL West, a .5 game behind the Houston Astros for 1st place in the division, and 3.5 games behind the Kansas City Royals for the final Wild Card spot in the American League.
The Mariners dominated the Mets in Game 2 behind a dominating performance by Logan Gilbert in the start. He pitched seven shutout innings, allowing three hits while walking one batter and recording six strikeouts to get his seventh win this season. Three of the four runs for the Mariners were scored in the first inning, including Victor Robles scoring off a base hit from Randy Arozarena for the first run of the game.
The win extended the Mariners' winning streak in the series to two games. It was also their third win in the last four games against the Mets, and they outscored New York by an average of 5.25 to 4.25 runs per game in those contests. The Seattle Mariners will look to complete the series sweep and extend their winning streak to four games when they host the New York Mets for Game 3 on Sunday night.
WagerWeb lists the Seattle Mariners as -128 moneyline favorites at home against the New York Mets for Game 3 of the series on Sunday night. Seattle has won seven of the last ten games with an average margin of 1.7 runs per game and two of the previous three games in the series with an average margin of 2.33 runs per game.
Seattle has dominated the first two games of the series, outscoring New York 10-0 after shutting out the Mets in the first two games. The Mariners have won two of the last three and seven of the previous ten by an average margin of 1.7 runs per game.
The Mariners have also won four of the previous five home games in the series. Take the moneyline for the Seattle Mariners when they host the New York Mets for Game 3 series on Sunday night.
