New York Mets vs Washington Nationals 10/4/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds
Washington Nationals (55-104) vs. New York Mets (98-61)
October 4, 2022 4:10 pm EDT
The Line: New York Mets -286 / Washington Nationals +200; Over/Under: +7
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The Washington Nationals and the New York Mets meet in an NL East division double-header in MLB action from Citi Field on Tuesday.
The Washington Nationals will hope to play spoiler here to close out the season and stick it to the Mets. Cesar Hernandez has 136 hits with 28 doubles while Maikel Franco also has 85 hits and 15 doubles of his own. Keibert Ruiz also has 22 doubles and Nelson Cruz has 64 RBIs as well this season. Lane Thomas also has 17 home runs and 52 RBIs while Yadiel Hernandez has 41 RBIs as well this season. Cory Abbott will start game one and is 0-4 with a 5.11 ERA and 39 strikeouts while Paolo Espino will start game two and is 0-8 with a 4.30 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season.
The New York Mets will look to pick up some steam and win the series and hope for some help to try to chase down the Braves to the NL East title. Francisco Lindor has 168 hits along with 25 home runs, 103 RBIs and a .271 batting average while Pete Alonso also has 159 hits, 40 home runs and 131 RBIs. Starling Marte has 136 hits, 24 doubles, 5 triples and 63 RBIs as well while Eduardo Escobar has 26 doubles as well as 4 triples and Brandon Nimmo has also chipped in 7 triples as well this season. The Mets didn’t have a starting pitcher announced for either matchup when this article was posted.
Washington is 26-56 in their last 82 games overall and 2-7 in their last 9 road games while the under is 9-4-2 in their last 15 division games. New York is 40-19 in their last 59 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 division games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 series-opening games.
I get the case to be made for an underdog in spots, but the issue here is that the Mets need the wins to keep pace with the Braves and New York caught a big break on Monday with the Braves falling to Miami. The matchups on the mound and across the board favor the Mets on Tuesday, so give me New York for the sweep.
