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The New York Mets will try to showcase their firepower against the retooled Houston Astros in Thursday’s season opener at Dalkin Park.
The Mets landed the biggest free agent last winter, Juan Soto, on a 15-year, $765 million contract – the largest contract in professional sport. New York has a lofty expectation this season after reaching last year's pennant championship. Chris Holmes, who followed Soto from the Yankees, will get to start on opening day for his new team.
The Astros are raring to return to dominance in the American League after succumbing to the red-hot Detroit Tigers in the wild-card phase of last year’s postseason. However, Houston will have to earn their way back to the top with new personnel as most of their key contributors from the past seasons – except Jose Altuve – have already departed and are now playing with their new teams. Framber Valdez has been designated as the opening-day starter. The lefty went 15-7 with a 2.91 ERA last season.
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New York Mets vs Houston Astros Form
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0.667 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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0.333 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
New York Mets and Houston Astros Latest Matches
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New York Mets against Houston Astros : Head to Head (H2H)
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New York Mets - Houston Astros Key Points
- NY Mets are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games against Houston.
- NY Mets are 1-10 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Houston.
- Houston are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against NY Mets.
- Houston are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home.
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Our New York Mets vs Houston Astros Prediction
The Astros might have gutted out their roster in the offseason, but that doesn’t mean they are taking a step back this year. Valdez will continue to present problems for the Mets batters as he has done in his last three starts against the team, averaging 1.7 earned runs and 6.3 strikeouts. Chris Holmes is a terrific pick-up for the Mets, but he remains untested as he has yet to start against the Astros. Houston is 10-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing at home against NY Mets. Our betting prediction for the Houston Astros vs. New York Mets: Astros will cover -1.5 runs.
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