Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Prediction: This match could go either way

At Nationals Park, game 2 of a Major League Baseball series will take place between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Even though the Mets dominated the first game of this series, do you think the Washington Nationals will be able to tie things up here, or will the New York Mets continue their winning streak?

The Washington Nationals are looking to end a losing streak that has reached six games. The Nationals are now 10 games behind in the fight for the wild card spot in the National League. The pitching staff for the Washington Nationals is currently ranked 27th in earned run average (4.98), 28th in walks allowed per nine innings (1.45), and 19th in quality starts (44). The Nationals' offense ranks 21st in terms of runs scored per game (4.32), 9th in terms of batting average (.256), and 29th in terms of home runs (127). While Lane Thomas leads the Washington Nationals in hits and runs batted in with 153 and 74, respectively, Joey Meneses and Dominic Smith have combined for 263 hits and 114 runs batted in. It will be Joan Adon's turn to pitch, and so far this year he has a 2-1 record with a 5.90 ERA and 23 strikeouts. In his career against the New York Mets, Adon has a record of 0-2 with a 7.88 earned run average and 5 strikeouts. The Washington Nationals have been victorious in only one of their last six games. In each of their last six games, the Washington Nationals have failed to cover the run line despite having a winning record. In addition, the Washington Nationals have been defeated in the first inning of each of their most recent four games against opponents whose records were worse than their own.

The New York Mets are looking to extend their winning streak to five games after winning four of those contests. The New York Mets are now 7.5 games behind in the fight for the wild card spot in the National League. The pitching staff for the New York Mets is ranked 18th in earned run average (4.44), 21st in walks allowed per nine innings (1.37), and 16th in quality starts (47). 18th in runs per game (4.41), 24th in batting average (.239), and 10th in home runs (185). The Mets offense ranks 10th in home runs. The Mets are led in hits and runs batted in by Jeff McNeil, who has 137, while Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor have combined for 264 hits and 139 RBI for the Indians. Today's starting pitcher, Jose Butto, is 0-2 with a 4.30 earned run average and 10 strikeouts so far this season. Butto will face the Washington Nationals for the second time in his professional baseball career. After winning on the road, the New York Mets have lost their last six night games against teams from the National League East. Each of those games was a loss. In addition, the New York Mets have lost each of their last ten Thursday games away from home while playing against the run line.

I am not going to rush to the betting window to back any of these clubs that are currently struggling or these pitchers who have had limited experience this season. Having said that, the New York Mets are having a good week overall, and the offense has shown some promising indications of coming back to life. The Washington Nationals have now dropped their last six games in a row, and their starting pitchers have given up an average of 8.16 runs per game during this losing streak. I'll take the club that's currently putting up the best baseball performance, which is unquestionably the New York Mets, while the odds are in their favor.