[Jul 17, 2026 (Fri)] MLB Analysis Mets vs Phillies Preview - BeaverStats

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Quick preview of Mets vs Phillies (Jul 17, 2026 (Fri)).

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Mets vs Phillies (Jul 17, 8:10 AM KST, Citizens Bank Park)

Starters: Christian Scott (Mets) / Aaron Nola (Phillies)

The standings heavily favor the Phillies, at 54-43 (5th in the NL) versus the Mets' 40-57 (14th). Recent form points the same way - the Phillies are on a 2-game win streak while the Mets are riding a 3-game skid.

Head-to-head also leans Philadelphia, who've won 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two.

The starting matchup tells a slightly different story, though. Nola's velocity has actually ticked up a bit over his last 5 starts (91.1 → 91.0 → 91.9 → 91.9 → 92.3 mph), while Scott's been steady at 95.1 → 96.1 → 96.3 → 94.9 → 95.2, no real change.

Season ERA clearly favors Scott, 3.17 to Nola's rough 5.75. But FIP flips that read. Nola's FIP sits at 4.67, more than a full run better than his ERA - by strikeouts, walks, and homers alone, he's not pitching nearly as poorly as his ERA suggests, likely due to some bad luck or shaky defense behind him, which leaves room for that ERA to come down. Scott, on the other hand, has a FIP of 4.11 - almost a full run worse than his ERA - which hints his results so far may have had some good fortune attached.

The starter-vs-today's-opponent history is best treated as background noise for both guys. Nola has 5 career starts against the Mets, but only one (2026-06-19) is remotely recent - the rest date back to 2022-2025 and don't reflect his current form. Scott has faced the Phillies just once (2026-06-28, 4.1 innings, 2 earned) - way too small a sample to read into.

Lineups are still projections from Rotowire, not officially locked in yet. On the bats, the Mets - despite the 3-game losing streak - are hitting a solid .261 over their last 5 games, while the Phillies have actually cooled off to .209 over the same stretch. So whatever's been going wrong for the Mets lately, it hasn't been the offense.

Both bullpens have been rough recently. Relief ERA over the last 10 games is 8.60 for the Phillies and an even worse 9.68 for the Mets, and New York's pen has also carried a heavier workload - 10.7 innings over the last 3 games (9 relievers used) versus 8.0 for Philadelphia (7 relievers).

Bottom line: the standings, recent form, and head-to-head all point toward the Phillies, but Nola's FIP running well ahead of his ERA and the Mets' bats actually being hot cut the other way. With both bullpens shaky lately, this one could easily come down to whichever pen holds up better late.