Thursday, April 30, 2015

Citi Field in Queens

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Strasburg, S (1-2) vs. (R) deGrom, J (2-2)

The Washington Nationals take on the New York Mets on Thursday at Citi Field in Queens.

The Nationals are 5-2 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 2-6 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series. They are 1-5 in their last 6 road games vs. a right-handed starter and 1-5 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter. The over is 4-0 in the Nationals last 4 overall and 4-0 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.

The Mets are 11-0 in their last 11 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 5-0 in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. They are 13-3 in their last 16 overall and 4-1 in their last 5 during game 1 of a series. The over is 4-0 in the Mets last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 6-1-1 in their last 8 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.

Head-to-head, the Nationals are 4-1 in Strasburg's last 5 road starts vs. Mets and 46-17 in the last 63 meetings. The under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

Washington Nationals Betting Trends

The Washington Nationals are 12-8-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Washington Nationals is -0.9

New York Mets Betting Trends

The New York Mets are 12-7-2 against the over/under

The run differential for the New York Mets is 1.2

Injuries to Watch

Washington Nationals

04/29/15 P Max Scherzer Thumb "?" for next start
04/28/15 SS Yunel Escobar Hand "?" Wednesday vs. Atlanta Braves
04/15/15 P Craig Stammen Forearm 15-day DL (4/14)
04/06/15 3B Anthony Rendon Knee 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Casey Janssen Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Erik Davis Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 LF Nate McLouth Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)

New York Mets

04/21/15 C Travis d'Arnaud Hand 15-day DL (4/20)
04/16/15 3B David Wright Hamstring 15-day DL (4/15)
04/08/15 P Jenrry Mejia Suspension expected to miss 80 games
04/06/15 P Bobby Parnell Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Joshua Edgin Elbow 60-day DL (3/27), out for season
04/06/15 P Zack Wheeler Elbow 60-day DL (3/27), out for season
04/04/15 P Victor Black Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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