Mets-Nationals Lines Preview

The New York Mets and the Washington Nationals will meet on the field at Nationals Park on Tuesday in a battle of division rivals. The Mets will give the ball to starter Oliver Perez in this one. Lefthander Perez is 2-2 this season with a 7.99 ERA. Perez's opponent in this one will be John Lannan. The Nationals lefthander has a 3.64 ERA to go along with a 6-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 142-moneyline favorites versus the Mets, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jeff Francoeur went 3-for-4 with a homer and two runs batted in to lead the Mets over the Nationals 6-2 on Monday night. New York won as +120 road underdogs as the game played UNDER the 9-run total set by oddsmakers. David Murphy was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Mets, while Livan Hernandez allowed two runs over seven innings to get the win for New York. Josh Bard went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Washington, as J.D. Martin took the loss after getting rocked for five runs over four innings for the Nationals. Current streak: Washington has lost 6 straight games. Team records: New York: 44-48 SU Washington: 26-66 SU New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Washington are 8-2 After a win are 3-7 Washington most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing NY Mets are 2-8 After playing NY Mets are 2-8 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing Washington NY Mets are 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games Next up: Washington home to NY Mets, Wednesday, July 22