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May 17, 2016; New York City, NY, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) pitches against the New York Mets during the second inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Overview:
On Sunday, September 4th, the (78-55) Washington Nationals will on the road to take on the (69-65) New York Mets. “The Crowd” projects a final score of Nationals 5.3 –Mets 3.7 with an over/under of 9.0.
The Mets are (36-32) at home this season whereas the Nationals are (40-29) on the road. The Mets are (7-3) in their last ten games while the Nationals are (5-5).
Starting Pitchers:
WAS- Max Scherzer (15-7, 2.89) NYM- Seth Lugo (2-2, 2.60)
Batting Stats:
Runs Scored: Nationals 640 (7th) Mets 527 (27th)
Batting Average: Nationals .255 (17th) Mets .243 (28th)
On Base Percentage: Nationals .326 (11th) Mets .311 (25th)
Total Bases: Nationals 1961 (11th) Mets 1856 (18th)
Baserunning Stats:
Stolen Bases: Nationals 92 (7th) Mets 32 (28th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Nationals 3.44 (2nd) Mets 3.63 (3rd)
Batting Average Against: Nationals .232 (2nd) Mets .255 (12th)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Nationals 1.18 (2nd) Mets 1.26 (8th)
Strikeouts: Nationals 1219 (2nd) Mets 1142 (7th)
Saves: Mets 45 (4th) Nationals 36 (15th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Nationals 61 (3rd) Mets 77 (15th)
Summary:
The Mets come into the game as one of the hotter teams in baseball but Washington is very good on the road. The Nationals are (9-4) against the Mets this season and have outscored them 63-36. Obviously the Nationals have a big advantage with Max Scherzer on the mound who has already beaten the Mets twice this year. Scherzer has held Mets hitters to a combined .224 average against. Mets starter Seth Lugo has never faced the Nationals. I like Washington to win this one definitively.
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