Diamondbacks vs. Mets prediction: Odds, recent stats, trends, and best bets for April 8

The Mets (7-4) host the Diamondbacks (5-6) this afternoon at Citi Field in Game 2 of their three-game series. Ryne Nelson gets the ball for Arizona and David Peterson is scheduled to start for New York. Yesterday, the Mets rallied late getting a Jared Young pinch hit sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game at three and won it in the tenth on a Ronny Mauricio pinch hit single to right.

The Mets’ bullpen threw 5. 1 innings of shutout ball in relief of starter Freddy Peralta with Luke Weaver (1-0) getting the win. Adrian Del Castillo drove in a pair of runs in a losing effort for the Diamondbacks.

With the win, the Mets have now won four in a row. They lead in the National League East by 0. 5 games over the Braves.

The loss snapped Arizona’s modest two-game winning streak and dropped them four games behind the Dodgers in the National League West. Lets dive into this afternoon’s matchup and the finale of this three-game series and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.