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Last Meeting ( Jun 28, 2026 ) Philadelphia 5, NY Mets 4
After an eventful All-Star break in their hometown, the Philadelphia Phillies have an early start to the second half as they host the New York Mets on Thursday.
As it's the only game on the MLB schedule, it puts the Phillies right back in the spotlight. Philadelphia hosted the All-Star Game on Tuesday -- a 4-0 American League victory in which six Phillies players took the field for the National League.
Citizens Bank Park was rocking on Monday, too, as Kyle Schwarber nearly won the Home Run Derby before Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals edged him in the finals.
Aaron Nola (3-6, 5.75 ERA), who's expected to get the ball for Philadelphia, also had a rough first half. However, the veteran right-hander has shown improvement in July. Though the Phils lost both of his outings, he posted a 3.75 ERA and a 15-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 12 innings.
"I felt like we were mixing pretty well tonight," Nola said Friday after allowing two runs and three hits in five innings against the Tigers. "Got behind on several guys, but overall, I felt pretty good."
Nola is 11-10 with a 3.42 ERA in 31 lifetime starts against the Mets.
New York turns to Christian Scott (2-1, 3.17), who concluded his first half with a crisp performance against the Kansas City Royals. The right-hander gave up just three hits and one walk over five scoreless innings, although he needed 90 pitches to reach the minimum to qualify for the win.
"There's always something to get better at," Scott said. "For me, I know it's going deeper in games. I take that to heart; I take that personally. Being able to go out and do that consistently is my goal."
Scott has faced the Phillies once in his career -- a 6-2 win on June 27 in which he allowed two runs over 4 1/3 innings. His six strikeouts included whiffs of All-Stars Schwarber, Marsh and Bryce Harper.
--Field Level Media