Colorado Rockies vs. New York Mets prediction and odds Fri., 8/26: Rockies try to pressure Mets

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Chris Bassitt has been having quite the year, and has allowed just two runs in his past four starts. Given Colorado's struggles against RHPs, it feels like another strong showing is coming for the Mets pitcher. On the flip side, Chad Kuhl has allowed 19 earned runs in his past three starts and the Mets have one of the best lineups against RHPs. This almost feels too good to be true, but we're still betting it. New York -1.5 is the angle in this one. — Griffin Carroll, Yardbarker

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7:10 p.m. ET
Colorado Rockies: +2 (-107) spread, +280 moneyline, over 8 (-114)
@ New York Mets: -2 (114) spread, -320 moneyline, under 8 (-100)

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Chris Bassitt (11-7, 3.26 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Mets against Chad Kuhl (6-7, 5.16) in a battle of right-handers.

Pete Alonso slugged a two-run homer and Jacob deGrom struck out nine over six innings as the Mets beat the Rockies 3-1 on Thursday in the series opener.

The win was more of a nail-biter than the margin would suggest for the Mets, who were back home following a 4-6 road trip against the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees.

The Rockies, who are in last place in the National League West, had the tying run at the plate against deGrom in the sixth and the go-ahead run at the plate against Seth Lugo in the seventh and Edwin Diaz in the eighth.

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In addition, the Mets left nine runners on base, including two apiece in the second, fifth, sixth and seventh.

"One swing on both sides of it, where we could do something, maybe open it up, get a margin of error," Showalter said. "They get one swing there and we're behind. Sometimes these game have as much, if not more, pressure."

The Mets are two games ahead of the scorching Braves in the NL East. Atlanta, which was off Thursday, is 55-21 since June 1 to gain 8 1/2 games on New York, which has gone 46-29 in that span -- a 99-win pace over a full season.

"They've created great expectations by the way they've played," Showalter said of his players, "and I'm proud of them."

The scoreboard-watchers in Atlanta will be keeping an eye on Kuhl, who is returning from the injured list after missing three weeks with a right hip flexor strain.

Rockies manager Bud Black said there would be no restrictions on Kuhl, who threw five scoreless innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday.

"He threw 86 pitches in his rehab start, I think he's good to go as far as pitch count," Black said. "It'll be all performance-based."

Kuhl was in the midst of a slump when he landed on the IL. On Aug. 3, he took the loss after giving up nine runs and eight hits over five innings as the Rockies fell 9-1 to the San Diego Padres. He is 1-2 with a 10.17 ERA in six starts since tossing his first career shutout on June 27 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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He is 1-1 with a 4.73 ERA in three starts against the Mets.

Bassitt is surging in the other direction after winning each of his past four starts -- the longest streak of his career -- while posting a 0.69 ERA over 26 innings. He allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings during his most recent outing as the Mets beat the Phillies 7-2 on Aug. 19.

Bassitt will be facing the Rockies for just the second time. He started against them on June 30, 2015, as a member of the Oakland Athletics and took the defeat after allowing one run over five innings in a 2-1 loss.

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