The Washington Nationals will play the New York Mets in Game 2 of their series at Citi Field on Saturday night.
The Washington Nationals are 45-87 this season and have won three of their last five games. Washington lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 7-3 on Friday night. The Washington pitching staff has a 5.12 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and a .266 opponent batting average this season. The Nationals offense has scored 495 runs with a .247 batting average and a .312 on base percentage. Lane Thomas is batting .237 with 14 home runs and 42 RBI’s for the Nationals this season. The projected starter for Washington is Patrick Corbin, who is 5-17 with a 6.56 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP over 127.2 innings pitched this season.
The New York Mets are 85-48 this season and have won three games in a row. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, New York won two out of three games in their series against the Dodgers. The New York pitching staff has a 3.51 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .235 opponent batting average. The Mets offense has scored 624 runs with a .257 batting average and a .328 on base percentage this year. Pete Alonso is batting .270 with 32 home runs and 106 RBI’s for the Mets this season. The projected starter for New York is Max Scherzer, who is 9-4 with a 2.27 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP over 122.2 innings pitched this season.
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