New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | August 1

Cesar Hernandez has 97 hits this season, and will try to notch his 100th when his Washington Nationals (35-68) play the New York Mets (64-37) on Monday at 7:05 PM ET. The Nationals are the underdog (+206) in this contest against the Mets (-249). New York’s Max Scherzer and Washington’s Patrick Corbin will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Mets vs. Nationals

• Game Day: Monday, August 1, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Stadium: Nationals Park

Mets Stats & Trends

Mets Batting

• The Mets are 17th in MLB play with 101 home runs. They average one per game.
• The Mets rank fifth in the majors with a .255 batting average.
• The Mets’ .326 on-base percentage is fourth-best in the league.
• Mets batters strike out 7.6 times per game, the third-lowest average in the league.
• The Mets average one home runs per road game this season (55 total on the road).
• The Mets have a .411 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game on the road.
• The club averages 9.1 hits per game and is batting .259 on the road this season.

Mets Key Batters

• Pete Alonso leads New York in slugging percentage (.536) and total hits (103) this season.
• Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Alonso’s batting average ranks 41st, his on-base percentage ranks 37th, and he is 10th in slugging.
• Francisco Lindor is batting .262 with 16 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 40 walks.
• Lindor is 62nd in batting average, 60th in on-base percentage and 53rd in slugging in the major leagues.
• Lindor enters this game looking to extend his seven-game hit streak. During his last 10 games he is hitting .410 with four doubles, a home run, five walks and five RBI.
• Starling Marte has 102 hits this season and has a slash line of .298/.346/.474.
• Brandon Nimmo has 10 home runs, 38 RBI and a batting average of .262 this season.
• Nimmo takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .200 with a double, a home run and five RBI.

Nationals Stats & Trends

Nationals Batting

• The Nationals have hit just 79 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the league.
• The Nationals have a team batting average of .245 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
• The Nationals have the 16th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.314).
• The Nationals rank second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.2 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 46 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 54 home contests this season.
• They are slugging .367 in 54 home games this season.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .237 with 7.7 base hits per contest.

Nationals Key Batters

• Juan Soto has racked up a team-high .398 on-base percentage.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Soto’s batting average is 110th, his on-base percentage is fifth, and he is 35th in slugging.
• Josh Bell leads his team with 113 hits and has a club-leading .496 slugging percentage.
• Bell ranks 13th in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage and 22nd in slugging percentage in MLB.
• Nelson Cruz has 15 doubles, eight home runs and 39 walks while batting .232.
• Hernandez is batting .242 with 22 doubles, two triples and 32 walks.

Mets vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers