New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | August 3

Cesar Hernandez will try to get his 100th hit of the season (he has 98) when the Washington Nationals (36-69) play the New York Mets (65-38) on Wednesday at 4:05 PM ET. The Nationals are underdogs (+220) versus the Mets (-269). Chris Bassitt starts for New York while Washington will counter with Anibal Sanchez.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Nationals

• Game Day: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
• Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Stadium: Nationals Park

Mets Stats & Trends

Mets Batting

• The Mets are 16th in MLB play with 104 total home runs.
• The Mets have the fifth-best batting average in the majors (.256).
• The Mets are fourth in the league with a .327 on-base percentage.
• The Mets strike out 7.6 times per game, the third-best average in the league.
• The Mets have hit 58 home runs on the road this season (1.1 per game).
• The Mets are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .412 away from home.
• The club is batting .259 with 501 hits (9.1 per game) on the road this season.

Mets Key Batters

• Pete Alonso has 105 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .542, both of which are tops among New York hitters this season.
• Alonso ranks 39th in batting average, 36th in on-base percentage, and ninth in slugging among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Francisco Lindor is hitting .261 with 16 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 41 walks.
• Among qualifying batters, Lindor is 63rd in batting average, 58th in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging percentage.
• Lindor has picked up at least one hit in nine games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .385 with four doubles, three home runs, five walks and eight RBI.
• Starling Marte has an OPS of .819, fueled by an OBP of .348 and a team-best slugging percentage of .471 this season.
• Marte brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with a triple, a home run and five RBI.
• Brandon Nimmo has been key for New York with 99 hits, an OBP of .347 plus a slugging percentage of .426.

Nationals Stats & Trends

Nationals Batting

• The Nationals have hit just 83 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
• The Nationals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
• The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
• The Nationals rank second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.2 whiffs per contest.
• In 56 games at home this season, they’ve hit 50 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .372 in home games this season with 141 extra-base hits.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .237 with 7.7 base hits per contest.

Nationals Key Batters

• Nelson Cruz is hitting .231 with 15 doubles, eight home runs and 40 walks.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Cruz’s batting average ranks 122nd, his on-base percentage ranks 101st, and he is 138th in slugging.
• Hernandez’s .309 slugging percentage leads his team.
• Hernandez’s batting average ranks 111th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 117th, and he is 148th in slugging.
• Luke Voit has a team-high OBP (.317), while pacing the Nationals in hits (67).
• Keibert Ruiz is batting .245 with 18 doubles, three home runs and 22 walks.

Mets vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers