Mets-Marlins Preview

The New York Mets and the Florida Marlins will meet on the field at Dolphin Stadium on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. The Mets will give the ball to starter Oliver Perez in this one. Lefthander Perez is 6-6 this season with a 4.15 ERA. Perez's opponent in this one will be Scott Olsen. The Marlins ace lefthander has a 4.07 ERA to go along with a 6-5 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 129-moneyline favorites versus the Marlins, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Cody Ross and Robert Andino knocked in two runs apiece to lead the Marlins past the Mets 7-3 on Monday night. Florida won as +100 home underdogs as the game played over the 9-run total set by sportsbooks. John Baker went 2-fo-4 with a homer for the Marlins, while Doug Waechter picked up the win in relief of starter Ricky Nolasco for Florida. Fernando Tatis was 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for New York, as reliever Joe Smith was hit with the loss after coming in for Mets starter John Maine. Team records: New York: 57-49 SU Florida: 56-50 SU New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 9-1 Before playing Florida are 5-5 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2 Florida most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 5-5 After playing NY Mets are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: NY Mets are 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Florida The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Florida The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing NY Mets Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games Next up: Florida home to NY Mets, Wednesday, July 30