Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Prediction, 10/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs New York Mets

Date: Monday, October 3, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The New York Mets (98-60) are welcoming the Washington Nationals (55-103) at Citi Field on Monday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cory Abbott and Carlos Carrasco.

The Nationals have accrued 244 doubles as a team and have knocked 134 balls out of the park. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 1,181 times, while drawing a walk on 438 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 3.8 runs/g, which puts them at 26th in the league. They have accounted for 574 runs batted in in addition to 1,324 base knocks on the campaign, and their batting average is .249. They have earned 598 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .312.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.93 over the course of the season (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,190 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.19 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 236 home runs and 826 total runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 544 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.95 as a squad for the season.

The Nationals relief pitchers have a save rate of 62.2% and has entered the game in 105 save situations. The relievers have inherited 238 runners on the year and 31.9% of those players earned a run for their team. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 149 times as well as having 128 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 574 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have 59 holds so far this year (28th in MLB). They have accumulated 28 saves this season and have blown 17 of their 45 save opportunities.

The Washington Nationals have earned 4,145 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,383 assists and 104 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 124 double plays. The Nationals have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,435 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in MLB.

Abbott has taken the hill for 61 innings and has racked up 51 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 5.58 (38 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.484. He has allowed 59 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 32 walks. Abbott (0-4 career record) has earned a FIP of 7.04 while he has faced 276 opposing hitters in the majors.

New York is sitting with 162 home runs for the year as well as 711 RBIs. They have recorded 266 doubles, while walking 497 times as well as scoring 748 runs. The New York Mets have an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .258 for the year. The Mets have a team SLG% of .408 and they are earning 4.73 runs per outing (6th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,182 occasions (27th in baseball) and have recorded 1,380 base hits.

The Mets have a WHIP of 1.187 in addition to having a FIP of 3.52 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.62 (1,524 strikeouts against 421 free passes). They sit at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,245. They have conceded 165 long balls and they allow 3.83 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The New York pitching staff have relinquished 597 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.60 (561 earned runs relinquished).

New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 55 save opportunities and they have recorded 40 saves. They are ranked 4th in baseball with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 469 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 123 times in high leverage situations and also on 135 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.0% out of 184 inherited base runners. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Mets have recorded 76 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The New York Mets have gotten 125 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in MLB). The Mets have accrued 1,327 assists, 66 errors and have a total of 4,211 putouts for the season. Out of their 12,633 innings played, the Mets are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (19th in pro baseball).

Carrasco (104-85 mark in his career) has a 3.87 earned run average while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.97 and he has gone up against 5,979 hitters in his career. He has surrendered 621 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.218 and having a FIP of 3.5. During his MLB career, Carrasco has conceded 1,380 base knocks and he has 1,504 K's in 1,444 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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