T.M. Selection: New York Mets.

I like the New York Mets to beat the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. The Mets are 6 games behind Atlanta for the NL East and they are 7.5 games out of the Wild Card. They had lost 5 in a row before winning on Sunday. The Red Sox are still fighting in a tight race for a Wild Card and I like the Mets to play spoiler here. Marcus Stroman (9-12, 2.88 ERA) has been a reliable pitcher all season. He only allows 3+ runs every one and a while and usually they are no more than 4 runs. Only 3 of his last 12 starts has had 3 or 4 earned runs for him. Eduardo Rodriguez (11-8, 5.00 ERA) has not been the greatest this season and he has been getting touched a lot in his last few starts. The Red Sox have won 5 in a row and I think that streak ends here. Stroman is going to pitch a lights out game and shut down the Red Sox. All there is left for them to do is spoil and that starts here with a win over Boston on Tuesday.

T.M. Prediction: 5-2 Mets.