The New York Mets (19-20) will aim to keep pace in a tough NL East division when they visit the Washington Nationals (16-22) in the final matchup of their three-game series on Sunday, May 14.
- Mets vs Nationals Gam e Info
- Mets vs Nationals Odds & Spread
- Mets vs Nationals Betting Trends
- Mets vs Nationals Prediction & Pick
- Mets vs Nationals Best Bet
Mets vs Nationals Game Info
- Date:'Sunday, May 14, 2023
- Time:'4:35 p.m. ET
- Venue:'Nationals Park — Washington, DC
- Coverage:< /strong>'SNY and MASN
The Mets were able to sneak by the Nationals by a score of 3-2 back on Friday as Francisco Lindor sparked a 3-run rally in the top of the sixth inning. Keep in mind Game 2 of this series was rained out after only two innings and will be be played before Sunday's originally schedule game takes place.
Mets vs Nationals Odds & Spread
- Moneyline:'NYM: (-196) | WSH: (+164)
- Spread:'NYM: -1.5 (-118) | WSH: +1.5 (-102)
- Total:' ;9 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
The Mets enter this contest as road favorites on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 4:10 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 9 runs with both sides available at -110 odds.
Mets vs Nationals Betting Trends
- The Mets are 2-7 straight up in their last nine away games.
- The total has hit the under in six of the Mets' last eight games.
- Washington is 4-2 straight up in its last six home games.
- The total has hit the under in each of Washington& #39;s last five home games.
Mets vs Nationals Prediction & Pick
It has not been the start that Mets fans were expecting heading into the 2023 season as the team currently sit 6.0 games out of first place. The biggest concern may be the struggles of Max Scherzer, who has pitched to a disappointing 5.56 ERA and 1.41 WHIP across his first five starts (2-2 record).
Scherzer will take the mound on Sunday afternoon and be countered by Jake Irvin of the Nationals. Irvin has looked stellar through the first two starts of his MLB career, giving up just 1 earned run on 6 hits and 7 walks across 10.2 innings of work. The 26-year-ol d has also racked up 8 strikeouts so far.
Name recognition makes this seem like a pitching mismatch, but Scherzer is in an ugly stretch right now and Irvin has done what he has been asked to do. The Mets only rank 23rd in runs per game and haven't scored more than 3 runs since Tuesday. Give me Irvin & company to pull off a notable upset.
Final Score Prediction:'Mets: 3 | Nationals: 4
Mets vs Nationals Best Bet
Let me reiterate that it has not been an amazing start for Max Scherzer. Not only is he giving up runs left and right, but he is failing to make batters whiff. The 38-year-old has logged less than 6 strikeouts in three of his last four starts and is far from healthy, too. He has not thrown more than 75 pitches in a game since April 10 and saw this start delayed by a few days because of right side/back soreness.