The WASHINGTON and the NY METS will both be gunning for a victory on 5/20/2019 at 7:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup.
WASHINGTON vs NY METS
GAME: Washington Nationals (19-27) at New York Mets (20-25)
DATE/TIME: Monday, May 20 – 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Citi Field, New York City, New York
| ROT | TEAM | PS | OU | RL |
| 951 | WASHINGTON | () () |
(-110) | |
| 952 | NY METS |
TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, MASN 2 (Washington), SNY (New York)
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PREDICTION: Nationals 7, Mets 2
Oddsmakers currently have the NY METS listed as point favorites versus the WASHINGTON, while the game’s total is sitting at .
After losing two of three in Washington last week, the New York Mets were hoping to take out their frustrations on a struggling Miami Marlins team over the weekend. Those plans went completely awry, and the Mets now look to rebound as they begin a four-game series against the visiting Nationals on Monday.
New York was swept by a Miami club that entered the series with a major league-low 10 victories, getting outscored 13-6 as it was shut out in each of the final two games. Sunday’s 3-0 setback was the fifth in a row for the Mets, who likely will pull the plug on Mickey Callaway’s tenure as manager if their fortunes don’t turn in a hurry. The Nationals fell eight games under .500 and 1 1/2 behind New York for third place in the National League East with Sunday’s 6-5 home loss to the Chicago Cubs. Anthony Rendon homered to extend his hitting streak to six games, Howie Kendrick is riding a five-game streak after also going deep and Gerardo Parra registered his second three-hit performance in three contests for Washington, which has gone 3-7 on the road this month.
| Tony’s Pick | TEAM |
| WASHINGTON |
PITCHING MATCHUP: Nationals LH Patrick Corbin (4-1, 2.91 ERA) vs. Mets RH Drew Gagnon (1-0, 4.09)
Corbin will be facing a familiar foe as he makes his second straight start and fourth this season against the Mets. The 29-year-old New Yorker went 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in the first three outings, posting the victory on Wednesday after allowing one run and four hits with a season high-tying 11 strikeouts over eight innings. The triumph improved Corbin to 2-4 with a 4.39 ERA in 11 starts and one relief appearance versus the Mets in his career.
Gagnon is expected to be called upon to make his first start of the season and the second of his brief career. The 28-year-old Californian’s first turn came in his major-league debut on July 10, when he suffered the loss against Philadelphia after yielding six runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings. Gagnon recorded a victory versus Washington last season after tossing two scoreless frames of relief and scattered three hits over 2 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Nationals on Wednesday.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Mets recorded a total of three hits in the back-to-back shutout losses after pounding out 12 in their series-opening loss to the Marlins.
2. Washington is expected to activate LHP Tony Sipp (oblique) from the injured list on Monday.
3. New York LHP Jason Vargas (hamstring) was sent to Double-A Binghamton for a rehab assignment.
PREDICTION: Nationals 7, Mets 2
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