The New York Mets (26-35) hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals (27-33) when the teams meet at 4:05 PM ET Wednesday. The Mets are -143 favorites to keep the Nationals out of the win column in the series.
New York’s Luis Severino gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Patrick Corbin.
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Mets and Nationals Betting Trends
The Mets have won 14 of the 30 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (46.7%).
New York has gone 2-4 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -143 or shorter (33.3% winning percentage).
The Nationals have won 24, or 44.4%, of the 54 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Washington has a record of 18-23, a 43.9% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +122 or more by bookmakers this season.
In the 61 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Mets, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 32 times (32-27-2).
So far this season, the Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 26 of their 60 games with a total.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets are the 16th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.3 runs per game (263 total).
New York is ninth-best in MLB action with 66 total home runs.
The Mets have the 15th-ranked batting average in the majors (.240).
New York’s eight strikeouts per game rank 12th in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Mets has a collective 8.9 K/9, the fifth-best in the majors.
New York has a 4.26 team ERA that ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals have scored 240 runs (four per game) this season, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Washington has hit just 48 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the majors.
The Nationals rank 23rd in MLB with a .231 team batting average.
Washington ranks 10th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 Ks per contest.
The Nationals strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Washington has pitched to a 3.95 ERA this season, which ranks 17th in baseball.
Mets Key Players to Watch
Severino makes the start for the Mets, his 12th of the season. He is 3-2 with a 3.52 ERA and 54 strikeouts through 64 2/3 innings pitched.
Pete Alonso leads New York in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 31.
Francisco Lindor is batting .232 with an OBP of .300 and a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
Brandon Nimmo leads New York in RBI with 31 while batting .222 with seven home runs.
Starling Marte leads New York in batting average (.276) this season while adding six home runs and 25 RBI.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
The Nationals will send Corbin (1-6) to the mound for his 13th start this season.
C.J. Abrams has put up a team-high nine home runs.
Jesse Winker has 10 doubles, six home runs and 29 walks while hitting .244.
Luis Garcia leads the Nationals with a team-best batting average of .267.
Jacob Young is batting .282 with seven doubles and eight walks.
Mets and Nationals Injuries
Mets: Edwin Díaz: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Brooks Raley: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Francisco Álvarez: 15 Day IL (Thumb), Shintaro Fujinami: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Nationals: Trevor Williams: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Josiah Gray: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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