NEW YORK — On Wednesday, New York will get its first look at Jacob deGrom since he left town for the Rangers following the 2022 season. Looks remarkably similar to the guy who left.

The New York Mets (29-18) visit the Boston Red Sox (23-25) for the opener of a 3-game series on Monday. First pitch from Fenway Park is at 6:45 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Mets vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Mets rank 12th in MLB play with 52 home runs. They average 1.1 per game. The Red Sox have hit 60 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league. Here's everything you need to prepare for Tuesday's Mets vs. Red Sox contest, including viewing options.

Three years after throwing his last pitch for the New York Mets, Jacob deGrom is off to a good start for the Texas Rangers in his return from a second Tommy John surgery.

In Tuesday's loss, the Mets failed to take advantage of Red Sox (25-25) starting pitcher Walker Buehler's ejection in the third inning. Buehler and relievers Brennan Bernardino, Garrett Whitlock, Justin Wilson, Greg Weissert, Justin Slater, and Aroldis Chapman combined for the shutout.

New York owns a collective .176 average, .280 on-base percentage and .233 slugging percentage in the last seven games.

Steve Cohen is preaching patience to Mets fans after the team dropped its third straight game and fifth loss in its last six contests in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Red Sox on Tuesday .

Things were shaping up perfectly for the Mets on Tuesday night. With a struggling offense, New York was able to get into an overworked Boston bullpen early after Walker Buehler was ejected with just one out in the top of the third for arguing a missed strike call to Juan Soto.