Washington (12-5) at NY Mets (8-10)
When: Sunday, April 23rd 2017
Where: Citi Field, Flushing, NY
Time: 8:05 ET | TV: ESPN
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The first-place Washington Nationals go for a three-game road sweep of the New York Mets when the teams battle on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball at Citi Field. The Nationals took the series opener Friday in extra innings 4-3 and four pitchers allowed just two hits for a 3-1 victory in Saturday’s contest as the Mets lost for the seventh time in eight games. Washington’s Bryce Harper was walked three times and went 0-for-2 on Saturday, but has been on fire during the current winning streak, hitting five homers and driving in 12 runs while going 12-for-19 at the plate. New York placed infielders Lucas Duda (elbow) and Wilmer Flores (knee) on the disabled list Friday and will likely be without slugger Yoenis Cespedes (hamstring) for a least a few more days. Mets outfielder Jay Bruce managed has just one hit in 11 at-bats with three strikeouts over the last three games, but is 3-for-7 with a homer against tonight’s starter, Max Scherzer. New York shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who has been bothered by a hamstring injury, knocked in the team’s only run with a single Saturday. Washington OF Jayson Werth missed the last three games with a groin injury, but could return for Sunday’s series finale, while Ryan Zimmerman is 8-for-17 with two doubles, two homers, two walks and eight RBIs over his last five.
Pitchers: Nationals – Max Scherzer (2-1, 1.37 ERA) | Mets – Zack Wheeler (1-1, 5.52)
Scherzer limited Atlanta to two hits over seven scoreless innings last Tuesday with seven strikeouts and three walks for his best start of 2017. Scherzer allowed three earned runs over 12.2 innings in his first two starts of the season and has yet to surrender a home run in three outings. Curtis Granderson is 9-for-27 with two homers against Scherzer, who was 2-1 with a 0.87 ERA versus the Mets in 2016 and is 5-3 with a 1.83 mark in his career against them.
Zack Wheeler is also coming off a solid outing despite a no-decision when he allowed just one run on four hits over five innings with seven strikeouts and two walks against Philadelphia. Wheeler surrendered eight runs and 10 hits over 9.2 innings in his first two starts of the season after missing two years due to Tommy John surgery. Zimmerman is 5-for-13 with a pair of homers versus Wheeler, who was just 1-4 with a 5.86 ERA in five outings against Washington in 2014.
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All trends point to the Nationals in this one. The Mets are really banged-up right and just can’t seem to get the bats going. Look for the Nationals to sweep the series in a big way.
Pick: Nationals -1.5 +110
W/L TRENDS
| Washington |
- Nationals are 4-0 in their last 4 road games.
- Nationals are 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Nationals are 5-0 in their last 5 overall.
- Nationals are 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Nationals are 5-0 in their last 5 games on grass.
- Nationals are 4-1 in their last 5 Sunday games.
- Nationals are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
- Nationals are 42-16 in their last 58 vs. National League East.
- Nationals are 6-0 in Scherzer’s last 6 road starts vs. a team with a losing record.
- Nationals are 11-1 in Scherzer’s last 12 starts vs. a team with a losing record.
- Nationals are 14-3 in Scherzer’s last 17 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- Nationals are 13-3 in Scherzer’s last 16 starts during game 3 of a series.
- Nationals are 8-2 in Scherzer’s last 10 starts with 4 days of rest.
- Nationals are 4-1 in Scherzer’s last 5 Sunday starts.
- Nationals are 23-6 in Scherzer’s last 29 starts vs. National League East.
- Nationals are 20-7 in Scherzer’s last 27 road starts.
- Nationals are 20-8 in Scherzer’s last 28 starts.
- Nationals are 20-8 in Scherzer’s last 28 starts on grass.
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| NY Mets |
- Mets are 12-3 in their last 15 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Mets are 11-3 in their last 14 Sunday games.
- Mets are 9-4 in their last 13 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Mets are 2-5 in their last 7 home games.
- Mets are 1-5 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Mets are 1-6 in their last 7 vs. National League East.
- Mets are 1-6 in their last 7 overall.
- Mets are 1-6 in their last 7 games on grass.
- Mets are 7-1 in Wheeler’s last 8 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
- Mets are 6-2 in Wheeler’s last 8 starts with 4 days of rest.
- Mets are 6-13 in Wheeler’s last 19 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Mets are 2-7 in Wheeler’s last 9 starts vs. National League East.
- Mets are 1-5 in Wheeler’s last 6 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Mets are 0-4 in Wheeler’s last 4 home starts.
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OU TRENDS
| Washington |
- Under is 4-1 in Nationals last 5 during game 3 of a series.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Nationals last 5 road games.
- Under is 3-1-1 in Nationals last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Nationals last 8 overall.
- Over is 20-8-2 in Nationals last 30 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Nationals last 8 on grass.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Nationals last 8 vs. National League East.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Nationals last 8 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 4-1 in Scherzer’s last 5 starts vs. National League East.
- Over is 6-2 in Scherzer’s last 8 road starts vs. a team with a losing record.
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| NY Mets |
- Over is 3-0-1 in Mets last 4 overall.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Mets last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Over is 3-0-2 in Mets last 5 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Mets last 4 on grass.
- Over is 6-0-2 in Mets last 8 home games.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Mets last 4 vs. National League East.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Mets last 4 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Mets last 5 during game 3 of a series.
- Under is 20-6-1 in Mets last 27 Sunday games.
- Under is 5-2-2 in Mets last 9 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 5-1 in Wheeler’s last 6 starts with 4 days of rest.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Wheeler’s last 6 Sunday starts.
- Over is 4-1-1 in Wheeler’s last 6 starts during game 3 of a series.
- Over is 7-2 in Wheeler’s last 9 home starts.
- Over is 9-3-1 in Wheeler’s last 13 starts vs. National League East.
- Over is 5-2-1 in Wheeler’s last 8 starts on grass.
- Over is 5-2-1 in Wheeler’s last 8 starts overall.
- Over is 7-3 in Wheeler’s last 10 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
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HEAD TO HEAD
- Under is 4-0 in Scherzer’s last 4 road starts vs. Mets.
- Under is 4-0 in Scherzer’s last 4 starts vs. Mets.
- Under is 12-3-1 in the last 16 meetings.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Wheeler’s last 5 starts vs. Nationals.
- Nationals are 40-14 in the last 54 meetings in New York.
- Under is 18-7-2 in the last 27 meetings in New York.
- Nationals are 10-4 in the last 14 meetings.
- Mets are 1-5 in Wheeler’s last 6 starts vs. Nationals.
- Mets are 0-4 in Wheeler’s last 4 home starts vs. Nationals.
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