In the past eight matchups that the two have held at Citi Field, the Mets have been victorious in every one. This includes their NLDS matchup last year, when New York took the last two games in Flushing to punch their ticket to the NLCS.

Preview the Aug. 27 matchup between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

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In the National League East, a defining stretch of schedule is in the offing as the first-place Philadelphia Phillies and second-place New York Mets begin a three-game set at Citi Field on Monday.  Going into the series,

Cristopher Sanchez (11-4, 2.41 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 169 strikeouts); Mets: Kodai Senga (7-5, 2.58 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 99 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -126, Mets +105; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday to begin a three-game series.

While the Phillies are leading the National League East, they decided to release key relief pitcher after poor outing vs. Mets