The division rival Washington Nationals and New York Mets are set to renew hostilities on Friday when they meet at Citi Field.

J.D. Martin will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. righthander Martin is 4-4 this season with a 4.29 ERA.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Michael Pelfrey who starts for the Mets. Righthander Pelfrey is 10-10 with a 5.09 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Nationals were doubled 4-2 by the Phillies last time out, as +250 underdogs. The game’s six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9).

Elijah Dukes had two hits and one RBI for the Nationals. Ross Detwiler gave up four hits and one run in the loss.

The Mets were swept away by the Braves last time out, as +200 underdogs. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8).

Daniel Murphy finished 3-for-4 at the plate, including a solo home run for the Mets. Nelson Figueroa suffered the loss, allowing nine hits and six runs over five innings of work.

Current streak:
Washington has lost 3 straight games.
New York has lost 5 straight games.

Team records:
Washington: 50-96 SU
New York: 63-84 SU

Washington most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

New York most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Atlanta are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Washington is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets’s last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Mets are 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Mets are 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’s last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

Next up:
NY Mets home to Washington, Saturday, September 19