Jose Quintana will take the mound for the New York Mets (83-68) Wednesday looking for his 10th win of the season in a matchup with the Washington Nationals (68-83). The Mets are -171 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on MASN, live from Citi Field.
New York’s Quintana gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s DJ Herz.
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Mets and Nationals Betting Trends
The Mets have gone 55-37 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 59.8% of those games).
New York has a record of 13-5 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -171 or shorter (72.2% winning percentage).
This season, the Nationals have won 53 out of the 123 games, or 43.1%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Washington is 20-28 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +145 or more on the moneyline.
The Mets have played in 151 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 75 times (75-71-5).
The Nationals’ games have gone over the total in 71 of their 151 chances.
Mets Stats & Insights
The Mets score the eighth-most runs in baseball (720 total, 4.8 per game).
New York ranks sixth-best in baseball with 192 total home runs.
The Mets rank 11th in the majors with a .248 batting average.
New York strikes out 8.5 times per game to rank 15th in the majors.
The nine strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mets pitching staff ranks fifth in the majors.
New York has the 13th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.92).
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals rank 23rd in the majors with 626 total runs scored this season.
Washington has hit just 127 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the majors.
The Nationals have a team batting average of .243 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
Washington has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the fifth-best strikeout rate (7.5 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Nationals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
Washington has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.31) in the majors this season.
Mets Key Players to Watch
The Mets will send Quintana (9-9) to the mound for his 30th start of the season as he looks for his 10th victory. He is 9-9 with a 3.91 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 159 2/3 innings pitched.
Francisco Lindor is batting .271 with 86 RBI, both of which rank first among New York hitters this season.
Pete Alonso is batting .246 this season with a team-high 33 home runs and 86 RBI.
Brandon Nimmo has collected 119 base hits, an OBP of .336 and a slugging percentage of .392 this season.
Jesse Winker is batting .260 with an OBP of .363 and a slugging percentage of .414 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
The Nationals will send Herz (4-7) to the mound for his 18th start this season.
C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with 20 home runs and 65 runs batted in.
Luis Garcia’s 65 runs batted in and .280 batting average both pace his team.
Keibert Ruiz is batting .230 with 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks.
Jacob Young is batting .256 with 23 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 28 walks.
Mets and Nationals Injuries
Mets: Jeff McNeil: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Dedniel Nunez: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Hand), Christian Scott: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Sean Reid-Foley: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Smith: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brooks Raley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Mauricio: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kodai Senga: 60 Day IL (Calf), Francisco Lindor: day-to-day (Back)
Nationals: Alex Call: 10 Day IL (Leg), Joan Adon: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Garcia: day-to-day (Wrist)
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