The Washington Nationals (27-31) will host the New York Mets (24-35), Monday at 6:45 PM ET, in a matchup of NL East rivals.
The favored Nationals (-122 moneyline odds) play at home against the Mets (+104). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Washington Nationals looking to MacKenzie Gore (4-4), and Tylor Megill (0-2) answering the bell for the New York Mets.
The Nationals were vicotrious 5-2 over the Guardians yesterday in their most recent game. Jake Irvin was the winning pitcher after throwing six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out six, while Ildemaro Vargas finished 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead them offensively.
The Mets fell to the Diamondbacks 5-4 yesterday. Brandon Nimmo went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI in the defeat, while Jake Diekman took the loss on the mound, pitching 1/3 of an inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits.
Here is what you need to prepare for Monday’s Nationals vs. Mets action, including viewing options.
Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets odds and betting lines
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- Favorite: Nationals (-122, bet $122 to win $100)
- Underdog: Mets (+104, bet $100 to win $104)
- Over/under: 8.5
Nationals vs. Mets: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, June 3, 2024
- Game Time: 6:45 PM ET
- Stadium: Nationals Park
- TV Channel: MASN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Here!)
Nationals stats and trends
Nationals betting records
- The Nationals have entered the game as favorites five times this season and won three of those games.
- Washington has played as favorites of -122 or more twice this season and won both games.
- The Nationals have a 55% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 25 of its 58 games with a total this season.
- The Nationals have an ATS record of 35-22-0 in 57 games with a spread this season.
MacKenzie Gore (Nationals probable starter)
- Gore gets the start for the Nationals, his 12th of the season. He is 4-4 with a 2.91 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, the left-hander went 5 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering six hits.
- The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.91, with 11.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 11 games this season. Opponents are hitting .257 against him.
- Gore is trying to pick up his fifth quality start of the year.
- Gore will try to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.
- He has had one appearance this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will face a Mets offense that ranks 15th in MLB with 479 total hits (on a .236 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .379 (20th in MLB) with 63 total home runs (12th in MLB).
- The 25-year-old’s 2.91 ERA ranks 19th, 1.278 WHIP ranks 56th, and 11.0 K/9 ranks seventh among qualifying pitchers this season.
Nationals batting stats
- The Nationals rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 47 home runs as a team.
- Hitters for Washington have combined to rank 27th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .355 this season.
- The Nationals rank 24th in MLB with a .230 team batting average.
- Washington has scored the fifth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 230 (4.0 per game).
- The Nationals have an OBP of .303 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- Washington is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.
Mets stats and trends
Mets betting records
- The Mets have been chosen as underdogs in 30 games this year and have walked away with the win 10 times (33.3%) in those games.
- This season, New York has been victorious eight times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +104 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mets have a 49% chance of pulling out a win.
- New York and its opponents have gone over in 31 of its 59 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Mets are 27-31-0 against the spread in their 58 games that had a posted line this season.
Tylor Megill (Mets probable starter)
- The Mets will send Megill (0-2) out for his fourth start of the season. He is 0-2 with a 1.69 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty’s most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he went seven scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
- In three games this season, the 28-year-old has put up a 1.69 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .179 to his opponents.
- Megill is trying to record his second quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Megill is trying for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.3 frames per start.
- In one of his three total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
- He will face a Nationals offense that ranks 26th in the league with 440 total hits (on a .230 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .355 (27th in the league) with 47 total home runs (27th in MLB action).
Mets batting stats
- The Mets rank 12th in baseball with 63 total home runs.
- So far this season, New York is 20th in baseball, slugging .379.
- The Mets have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.236).
- New York scores the 18th-most runs in baseball (249 total, 4.2 per game).
- The Mets are 19th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .307.
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