The New York Mets (24-35) will visit the Washington Nationals (27-31), Monday at 6:45 PM ET, in a clash of NL East rivals.
The Nationals are favored at home (-122) against the Mets (+103). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Washington Nationals looking to MacKenzie Gore (4-4), and Tylor Megill (0-2) taking the ball for the New York Mets.
The Nationals won their last contest versus the Guardians by a 5-2 score yesterday, with Jake Irvin picking up the win pitching throwing six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out six. Ildemaro Vargas went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead them offensively.
The Mets lost to the Diamondbacks yesterday, with Jake Diekman getting the loss while pitching 1/3 of an inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits. Brandon Nimmo went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI to lead the Mets’ offense.
Before the Nationals vs. Mets matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM nfNNcumKBOok. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Nationals (-122, bet $122 to win $100)
- Underdog: Mets (+103, bet $100 to win $103)
- Over/under: 8
Nationals vs. Mets: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, June 3, 2024
- Game Time: 6:45 PM ET
- Stadium: Nationals Park
- TV Channel: MASN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Here!)
Nationals stats and trends
Nationals betting records
- This season, the Nationals have won three out of the five games in which they’ve been favored.
- Washington has played as favorites of -122 or more twice this season and won both games.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 55% chance to win.
- Washington’s games have gone over the total in 25 of its 58 chances.
- The Nationals are 35-22-0 against the spread this season.
MacKenzie Gore (Nationals probable starter)
- Gore (4-4) gets the starting nod for the Nationals in his 12th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.91 ERA in 58 2/3 innings pitched, with 72 strikeouts.
- In his last time out on Wednesday, the lefty tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
- In 11 games this season, the 25-year-old has a 2.91 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .257 to opposing batters.
- Gore is trying to collect his fifth quality start of the season in this game.
- Gore will look to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 innings per outing.
- In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- He will face off against a Mets offense that ranks 15th in MLB with 479 total hits (on a .236 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .379 (20th in MLB) with 63 total home runs (12th in MLB).
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 25-year-old ranks 19th in ERA (2.91), 56th in WHIP (1.278), and seventh in K/9 (11).
Nationals batting stats
- The Nationals’ 47 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
- Hitters for Washington have combined to rank 27th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .355 this season.
- The Nationals have a team batting average of .230 this season, which ranks 24th among MLB teams.
- Washington has scored the fifth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 230 (four per game).
- The Nationals have an OBP of .303 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- Washington ranks 10th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
Mets stats and trends
Mets betting records
- The Mets have been chosen as underdogs in 30 games this year and have walked away with the win 10 times (33.3%) in those games.
- This year, New York has won eight of 22 games when listed as at least +103 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 49.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- New York and its opponents have hit the over in 31 of its 59 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Mets have an against the spread record of 27-31-0 in 58 games with a line this season.
Tylor Megill (Mets probable starter)
- Megill (0-2 with a 1.69 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Mets, his fourth of the season.
- The right-hander’s last time out was on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 1.69, with 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents are hitting .179 against him.
- Megill is looking to secure his second quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Megill is seeking his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.3 innings per start.
- He has had one appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- He will take the hill against a Nationals team that is batting .230 as a unit (24th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .355 (27th in the league) with 47 total home runs (27th in MLB play).
Mets batting stats
- The Mets rank 12th in MLB action with 63 total home runs.
- So far this season, New York ranks 20th in the majors, slugging .379.
- The Mets have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.236).
- Averaging 4.2 runs per game (249 total), New York is the 18th-highest scoring team in MLB.
- The Mets rank 19th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .307.