Play: NY Mets
Rating: 10/10*

The New York Mets' bats came alive in a victory against Miami on Sunday, and I think they'll win this series-opener at Citizens Bank Park against the Philadelphia Phillies Monday night.

The Mets hand the ball to Jacob deGrom who opened the season with six shutout innings of two-hit ball against the Braves. He's 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA in previous meetings with the Phillies and has their current roster limited to a combined .190 batting average over 63 at bats. The Mets have won each of his last seven starts against Philadelphia.

The Phillies turn to Jerad Eickhoff who took the loss in his first start of the season despite giving up just two runs on five hits with a walk in 6 2/3 frames of a 2-0 loss at Cincinnati. He's 1-4 with a 2.66 ERA in previous meetings with the Mets, and the lack of run support will be an issue once again here when facing off with deGrom.

We can also note that the Phillies are 2-8 in Eickhoffs last 10 starts following a quality start in his last appearance.