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2022 MLB Handicapping
(20-10-0) New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals (10-20-0)
Date: Wednesday, May 11th
Time: 07:05 ETPM ET
Venue: Nationals Park Washington
Projected Pitchers: Tylor Megill vs. Aaron Sanchez
MLB Moneyline Odds: Mets -175 Nationals 144
MLB run line Betting Odds: Mets +1.5, Nationals -1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U: 8.5
New York Mets
The Mets get set to take on the Washington Nationals, with an overall record of 20-10-0, placing them 1st in the NL East division. In their 16 games on the road, the Mets have a strong record of 11-5. The team will look to tack on another victory as they defeated Philadelphia by a score of 6-1. For the year, New York has played a total of 9 series, going 8-0-1.
Starting for the Mets will be Tylor Megill. On the season, he has an overall record of 4-1. Megill boasts an outstanding ERA of 2.43. Currently, opponents are batting just 0.183 against the right-hander. So far, Megill has given up just 2 home runs, averaging just 0.54 allowed per 9 innings. For the season, he has picked up 36 strikeouts on a K rate of 28%.
New York enters play averaging 4.53 runs per game, placing them 6th in the MLB. Over their last 3 games, the team has an average run differential of 5.0. Heading into play, the Mets are the 3rd unit in team batting average. Combined, the team is batting 0.256. For the season, 29.5% of the team’s hits have been in the form of extra bases.
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals take on the New York hoping to improve on their record of just 10-20-0, placing them 5th in the NL East division. Washington has not taken advantage of playing at home, going just 3-11 at Nationals Park. In their previous games, Washington lost by a score of 5-4 to the Angels. To start the year, the team has picked up just 2 series wins, going 2-6-1.
Aaron Sanchez gets the starting nod for Washington, looking to improve his overall record of 1-2. Against the Mets, Sanchez is hoping to improve on his current ERA of 8.56. His batting average allowed of 0.333 compared to other pitchers. Opposing batters have been able to hit for power against Sanchez. So far, he has allowed 2 home runs, leading to a per 9 average of 1.36.
Offensively, Washington is scoring at a rate near the MLB average, at 4.17 runs per game. In the teams 14 games at home, their run differential is 5.0. The National’s offense comes into this matchup ranked 4th in the league, at 0.254. On average the team is coming up with 8.53 hits per game. So far, home runs have been hard to come by for the team, as they are averaging just 0.67 per game (26th).
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’s last 5 games when playing Washington
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington’s last 7 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing NY Mets
New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals MLB Prediction:
This season, New York’s offense has taken advantage of facing right-handed pitchers, ranking 7th in runs per at bat. Currently, their batting average vs righties sits at a healthy 0.269. New York ha found their power stroke with righties on the mound, posting a slugging percentage of (0.403), ranking 5th.
Against right-handed, Washington is scoring at a rate near the MLB average, coming up with 0.12 runs per at bat. When looking at the team’s batting average, they have combined to hit 0.26 vs right-handed pitching. So far Washington has posted the 13th rated slugging percentage with righties on the mound.
4* Free MLB Betting Pick: Mets -1.5
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