{"id":1907,"date":"2008-09-10T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/nationals-mets-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-09-10T07:08:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-10T12:08:00","slug":"nationals-mets-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/nationals-mets-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals-Mets Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The New York Mets will be trying to extend a winning streak on Wednesday when they take on the Washington Nationals at Shea Stadium. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Lefthander Odalis Perez will take the mound for the Nationals to start this game. Perez is 6-10 this season with a 4.09 ERA. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Starting this game for the Mets will be Michael Pelfrey. The righthander has a 3.62 ERA to go along with a 13-9 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Oddsmakers currently have the Mets listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Carlos Delgado went 3-for-3 with two homers and three runs batted in to lead the Mets past the Nationals 10-8 on Tuesday night. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> cashed as -235 home favorites as the game played over the 8.5-run total posted by sportsbooks. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Carlos Beltran was 2-for-4 with a two-run dinger for the Mets, while Joe Smith picked up the victory in relief of starter Oliver Perez for New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Anderson Hernandez went 2-for-5 with three RBIs for Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, as Charlie Manning took the loss after coming in for Nationals starter John Lannan. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has won 2 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 56-89 SU
New York<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 81-63 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Washington most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Florida are 4-6
After playing NY Mets are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6<\/p>\n

New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 6-4<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
Washington is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Mets are 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
NY Mets are 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> at Florida<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Friday, September 12
NY Mets home to Atlanta<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Friday, September 12<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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