Baseball. MLB. Regular season
Washington Nationals vs New York Mets
Stadium: Nationals Park (Washington)
02.08.2022. 02:05 (UTC+3)
The New York Mets have won all three games in Miami against the Marlins and will now continue on the road in Washington. Will Buck Showalter's team extend their winning streak in game one at Nationals Park? Let's pick a few bets at once.
Claim Your Welcome Bonus!Washington fail to win two straight series
After a surprise road win over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1, 8-3, 1-7), Dave Martinez's team was unable to beat St. Louis on their home field, although they did snag one of three games against the Cardinals – 2-6, 7-6, 0-5. One out of three is already a good total for the Nationals against one of the strongest teams in the National League. Washington remains at the bottom of the conference standings with a 35-68 balance.
Starting on the mound for Washington in the first game of the regular divisional series against the New York Mets will be Patrick Corbin, 4-14 and a 6.49 ERA in his 21st game this season.
Mets retain division lead
The New York Mets have won two straight series. Before a 6-4, 4-0, 9-3 shutout against the Marlins, Buck Showalter's team beat the American League-leading New York Yankees twice (6-3, 3-2) at home. Thanks to such a good stretch, the Metropolitans retained first place in the division, with a 64-37 balance lead over Atlanta by three wins.
Max Scherzer, 6-2 and a 2.09 ERA in 13 games this season, will pitch for the Mets in the first game of the series in Washington.
Head-to-head encounters
The score in the season series is 8-2 in favor of the New York Mets.
Expert Betting Tips
Like the rest of Washington, veteran Patrick Corbin is failing this season. At the same time, Max Scherzer will be extra motivated against his former team. Thanks partly to the sure-to-be quality play of their starting pitcher, the Mets will confirm their status as a favorite in the first game of the series in Washington.
Prediction: a confident win for New York Mets.
Betting options:
- H2 (-1.5) for 1.71;
- ITO2 (4.5) for 1.75;
- W2+TO (7.5) for 2.30.
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