A pair of squads in the NL East — the Washington Nationals (7-14) and the New York Mets (14-9) — clash on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET, at Citi Field.
The favored Mets (-208 moneyline odds) take the field at home against the Nationals (+175). The New York Mets will give the start to Jose Butto and the Nationals will turn to Josiah Gray (0-4, 3.74 ERA).
The Mets’ matchup Tuesday versus the Giants finished in a 5-4 loss. Francisco Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI in the defeat, while Drew Smith threw one inning, giving up one earned run on one hit while striking out one en route to taking the loss.