Nationals-Mets Preview

The New York Mets will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium.
Lefthander Odalis Perez will take the mound for the Nationals to start this game. Perez is 6-10 this season with a 4.09 ERA.
Starting this game for the Mets will be Michael Pelfrey. The righthander has a 3.62 ERA to go along with a 13-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Carlos Delgado went 3-for-3 with two homers and three runs batted in to lead the Mets past the Nationals 10-8 on Tuesday night.
New York cashed as -235 home favorites as the game played over the 8.5-run total posted by sportsbooks.
Carlos Beltran was 2-for-4 with a two-run dinger for the Mets, while Joe Smith picked up the victory in relief of starter Oliver Perez for New York.
Anderson Hernandez went 2-for-5 with three RBIs for Washington, as Charlie Manning took the loss after coming in for Nationals starter John Lannan.
Current streak:
New York has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Washington: 56-89 SU
New York: 81-63 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Florida are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Washington is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Mets are 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
NY Mets are 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Next up:
Washington at Florida, Friday, September 12
NY Mets home to Atlanta, Friday, September 12

 

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