Nationals vs Mets Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of titans under the bright lights of Citi Field tonight as the Washington Nationals try to steal a win from the New York Mets at 07:10 PM EST. The Nationals, trailing far behind in the conference, are looking to shake up the standings, while the Mets aim to tighten their grip on their superior position. With the betting world buzzing, the scales tip heavily in favor of the Mets, especially after their recent crushing victory. The stage is set with perfect baseball weather—sunny skies and a crisp breeze—promising a game as clear as the day. Will the Nationals manage to ‘Capitalize’ on this meeting, or will the Mets ‘Met-ticulously’ secure another win? Tune in to find out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 18, 2024 07:10PM EST

Location: Citi Field, New York

Weather: Sunny with winds from the ENE at 11.2 mph. Temperature is at 71.1° with 68% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	NYM ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+143	-174	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+140	-168	7.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-3	+6	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

127W-186L

41.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

182W-130L

58.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/03/24	New York Mets NYM	8	Over	+7.5
06/03/24	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+7.5
06/04/24	New York Mets NYM	6	Over	+1.5
06/04/24	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Over	+1.5
06/05/24	New York Mets NYM	9	Over	+2.5
06/05/24	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Over	+2.5
07/01/24	New York Mets NYM	9	Over	+8.5
07/01/24	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+8.5
07/02/24	New York Mets NYM	7	Over	+1.5
07/02/24	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Over	+1.5
07/03/24	New York Mets NYM	5	Over	+4.5
07/03/24	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+4.5
07/04/24	New York Mets NYM	0	Under	-6.5
07/04/24	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-6.5
07/09/24	Washington Nationals WAS	5	Over	+4.5
07/09/24	New York Mets NYM	7	Over	+4.5
07/10/24	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Over	+0.5
07/10/24	New York Mets NYM	6	Over	+0.5
07/11/24	Washington Nationals WAS	0	Under	-0.5
07/11/24	New York Mets NYM	7	Under	-0.5
09/16/24	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-4.5
09/16/24	New York Mets NYM	2	Under	-4.5
09/17/24	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Over	+3.5
09/17/24	New York Mets NYM	10	Over	+3.5
04/25/23	Washington Nationals WAS	5	Under	-2.5
04/25/23	New York Mets NYM	0	Under	-2.5
04/26/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-2.5
04/26/23	New York Mets NYM	1	Under	-2.5
04/27/23	Washington Nationals WAS	8	Over	+9.5
04/27/23	New York Mets NYM	9	Over	+9.5
05/12/23	New York Mets NYM	3	Under	-2.5
05/12/23	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-2.5
05/14/23	New York Mets NYM	2	Under	-2.5
05/14/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-2.5
05/14/23	New York Mets NYM	8	Over	+2.5
05/14/23	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Over	+2.5
05/15/23	New York Mets NYM	3	Over	+5.5
05/15/23	Washington Nationals WAS	10	Over	+5.5
07/27/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-4.5
07/27/23	New York Mets NYM	2	Under	-4.5
07/28/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-1.5
07/28/23	New York Mets NYM	5	Under	-1.5
07/29/23	Washington Nationals WAS	11	Over	+9.5
07/29/23	New York Mets NYM	6	Over	+9.5
07/30/23	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-0.5
07/30/23	New York Mets NYM	5	Under	-0.5
09/05/23	New York Mets NYM	11	Over	+8.5
09/05/23	Washington Nationals WAS	5	Over	+8.5
09/06/23	New York Mets NYM	2	Under	-2.5
09/06/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-2.5

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Mets Vs Over/Under

DJ Herz

ERA 3.697 | IP 80.3 | 4.0W-7.0L | KO 98.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-13-24	vsMIA	1-4W	5.0	4	1	5	Under
09-07-24	@PIT	5-3W	5.0	0	0	5	Over
08-31-24	vsCHC	5-3L	4.7	3	4	5	Over
08-25-24	@ATL	5-1W	5.0	1	0	8	Under
08-20-24	vsCOL	3-1L	5.7	6	3	7	Under
08-14-24	@BAL	1-4L	6.0	4	2	5	Under
08-08-24	vsSF	9-5L	2.7	4	2	4	Over
08-03-24	vsMIL	4-6W	5.0	2	1	6	Over
07-28-24	@STL	3-4L	5.0	3	2	8	Push
07-23-24	vsSD	4-0L	5.0	5	2	4	Under

Jose Quintana

ERA 3.757 | IP 153.3 | 9.0W-8.0L | KO 114.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-13-24	@PHI	11-3W	7.0	3	0	4	Over
09-07-24	vsCIN	0-4W	6.7	5	0	6	Under
08-31-24	@CWS	5-3W	5.0	6	2	6	Over
08-25-24	@SD	2-3L	6.3	4	0	0	Under
08-20-24	vsBAL	9-5L	5.0	8	7	3	Over
08-15-24	vsOAK	7-6L	4.0	7	4	1	Over
08-09-24	@SEA	0-6L	6.7	4	5	8	Under
08-04-24	@LAA	2-3L	5.0	3	3	4	Under
07-29-24	vsMIN	2-15W	6.0	5	1	5	Over
07-23-24	@NYY	3-2W	5.0	3	1	6	Under

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	vs NYM	1-10L	4	0	Over
09/18	vs NYM	1-2L	5	0	Under
09/17	@ MIA	4-3W	8	2	Push
09/16	@ MIA	4-1W	8	3	Under
09/15	@ MIA	4-1W	4	1	Under
09/14	@ MIA	3-6L	6	0	Over
09/13	@ ATL	5-1W	13	1	Under
09/12	@ ATL	0-12L	3	0	Over
09/10	vs PIT	3-7L	6	1	Over
09/09	vs PIT	4-3W	7	1	Push
09/09	vs PIT	8-6W	13	1	Over
09/07	vs PIT	4-9L	10	1	Over
09/06	vs MIA	3-4L	5	0	Push
09/05	vs MIA	6-2W	11	2	Over
09/03	@ CHC	1-14L	5	0	Over

Mets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	@ WAS	10-1W	14	3	Over
09/18	@ WAS	2-1W	6	0	Under
09/17	vs PHI	1-2L	7	1	Under
09/16	vs PHI	4-6L	9	0	Over
09/15	vs PHI	11-3W	14	4	Over
09/13	vs TOR	6-2W	4	2	Over
09/12	vs TOR	2-6L	6	0	Over
09/11	vs TOR	3-2W	3	0	Under
09/10	@ CIN	1-3L	4	0	Under
09/09	@ CIN	4-0W	6	1	Under
09/08	@ CIN	6-4W	9	2	Over
09/06	@ BOS	8-3W	7	1	Over
09/05	@ BOS	7-2W	7	3	Over
09/04	@ BOS	4-1W	8	0	Under
09/03	vs CWS	2-0W	7	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Dylan Crews	7.0	8.9	0.244	0.410	0.321	0.731	0.301	0.038
#2 James Wood	7.0	9.2	0.269	0.422	0.410	0.831	0.334	0.028
#3 Juan Yepez	6.8	8.8	0.277	0.452	0.367	0.819	0.334	0.032
#4 Andres Chaparro	6.7	8.9	0.224	0.439	0.308	0.748	0.310	0.037
#5 Jose Tena	5.8	7.3	0.293	0.407	0.341	0.748	0.309	0.024
#6 Ildemaro Vargas	5.3	6.8	0.252	0.327	0.327	0.654	0.272	0.004
#7 Keibert Ruiz	5.2	6.7	0.232	0.374	0.281	0.655	0.274	0.031
#8 Jacob Young	5.4	6.9	0.257	0.335	0.349	0.683	0.284	0.007
#9 Nasim Nunez	4.5	5.9	0.256	0.282	0.462	0.744	0.298	0.000

New York Mets	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Iglesias	7.3	9.2	0.323	0.436	0.400	0.836	0.343	0.014
#2 Starling Marte	7.7	9.8	0.275	0.401	0.353	0.754	0.310	0.023
#3 Pete Alonso	7.1	9.5	0.242	0.467	0.375	0.842	0.340	0.057
#4 Mark Vientos	6.6	8.7	0.270	0.522	0.357	0.878	0.358	0.065
#5 Tyrone Taylor	6.8	8.9	0.240	0.406	0.311	0.717	0.297	0.025
#6 J.D. Martinez	6.8	9.1	0.237	0.413	0.360	0.773	0.315	0.039
#7 Francisco Alvarez	5.2	6.9	0.232	0.386	0.329	0.714	0.294	0.032
#8 Harrison Bader	5.1	6.7	0.240	0.383	0.309	0.691	0.288	0.032
#9 Luisangel Acuna	4.4	5.7	0.455	0.818	0.455	1.273	0.525	0.091

Nationals Notable Injuries

Alex Call OUT (OF): Avg: 0.343 SLG:0.525 Last game: 08/25/24. Impact: 3.0
Joan Adon OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/24/24. Impact: 0.9

Mets Notable Injuries

Paul Blackburn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/25/24. Impact: 4.8
Jeff McNeil OUT (2B/OF): Avg: 0.238 SLG:0.382 Last game: 09/08/24. Impact: 1.9
Dedniel Nunez OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 1.8