Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/3/24, 3:25 PM  by Carlos Zabala in MLB Picks

The winning and hitting streak that the Mets have carried since that series played in London vs. Phillies was held back a little when the Astros beat them at City Field, but they quickly returned to winning ways by taking games 1 and 2 vs. Nationals, winning the last 7-2. It was decided in extra innings with Alonso's 18th HR. With this, the Nationals extended their losing streak to 3 games and have lost 8 of the last 10. The Mets' batting streak in the last half of June only continues to lengthen, they average 10.2 hits, and 7.1 runs per game in recent games. 10 games. In addition, they average a very high 2.3 HR per game in the last 10 games, they have climbed to be 4th in MLB in this category with 106 HR in the season. 

The Nationals Bullpen is going through a tremendous slump, having a collective ERA of 7.59 in the last 10 games and receiving an OBP against of 345. At Nationals Park they have a record of 17-21, they lost their last series at home against the D-backs and they lost all of their last 3 series.