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MLB : ATS Matchup
Thursday 9/20/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
NY METS  VARGAS )
 
WASHINGTON  SCHERZER )
+1.5  +120

-1.5  -140
+245

-290

7.5ev
 
5
Final
4

NY METS (70 - 82) at WASHINGTON (77 - 75)
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Thursday, 9/20/2018 7:05 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. MAX SCHERZER (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
901NY METS+245Ov 8,-115+245Ov 8,+105
902WASHINGTON-290Un 8,-105-290Un 8,-125
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NY METS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games70-82-13.366-764.20.2360.3060.3840.6904.40.2480.3090.3960.705
Road Games37-40+3.635-345.00.2540.3250.4130.7394.90.2620.3240.4210.745
vs Right-handed Starters53-58-6.250-544.40.2370.3090.3910.7004.50.2530.3140.3990.713
Past 7 Games4-4-0.11-64.20.2160.2880.3860.6743.40.1960.2810.3220.603
Grass Games69-81-13.865-754.20.2360.3050.3830.6884.40.2490.3090.3960.705
Night Games46-56-11.547-494.30.2420.3090.3910.7004.50.2520.3110.4010.713
Division33-33-4.326-364.20.2310.2980.3730.6714.30.2500.3100.3960.706
NY METS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.20.2360.30615251341214227311570.384621514130159101912482115114
Road Games5.00.2540.32577269368513415880.4133642836713353076506356
Righty Starters4.40.2370.3091113715880160241210.3914663899233874685568872
NY METS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.971.4035112952825098020848324-34361472%
Road Games5.531.537255.71681572803811322712-1919967.9%

WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games77-75-23.170-794.70.2520.3280.4020.7314.20.2420.3030.3990.701
Home Games37-37-19.740-334.90.2650.3400.4220.7624.50.2480.3070.4260.732
vs Left-handed Starters17-24-15.920-205.00.2460.3220.3980.7203.90.2310.2940.3870.681
Past 7 Games4-3+0.83-45.00.2460.3580.4080.7664.30.2270.3000.3520.652
Grass Games77-70-15.367-774.80.2540.3300.4070.7384.10.2410.3020.3960.698
Night Games48-46-10.248-455.10.2640.3340.4310.7654.50.2490.3100.4220.731
Division37-32-6.935-315.30.2610.3430.4260.7694.60.2490.3120.4060.718
WASHINGTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.70.2520.32815251701303238221650.40268158612169511001105911068
Home Games4.90.2650.34074249866113010810.4223472875604655154276235
Lefty Starters5.00.2460.322411380340577460.3981941553432627725153517
WASHINGTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games3.941.2444912232154437516846324-25401474.1%
Home Games4.121.283253.3120116242438323414-1216576.2%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NY METS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/7/2018MATZ(L)PHILADELPHIANOLA(R)3-4L+1407 evP320740
9/8/2018SYNDERGAARD(R)PHILADELPHIAEFLIN(R)10-5W-1407 ovO117014120
9/9/2018OSWALT(R)PHILADELPHIAVELASQUEZ(R)6-4W+1208.5 unO9100771
9/11/2018DEGROM(R)MIAMIURENA(R)3-5L-2706.5 evO570730
9/12/2018WHEELER(R)MIAMIRICHARDS(R)13-0W-2107.5 unO1461542
9/13/2018MATZ(L)MIAMIALCANTARA(R)4-3W-1608 unU420550
9/13/2018VARGAS(L)MIAMIBRIGHAM(R)5-2W-1707.5 ovU971460
9/14/2018SYNDERGAARD(R)@ BOSTONCUEVAS(R)8-0W1059 evU970460
9/15/2018OSWALT(R)@ BOSTONPORCELLO(R)3-5L2309.5 ovU23210100
9/16/2018DEGROM(R)@ BOSTONSALE(L)3-4L1657 unP660631
9/17/2018WHEELER(R)@ PHILADELPHIAARRIETA(R)9-4W1057.5 ovO1450550
9/18/2018MATZ(L)@ PHILADELPHIANOLA(R)2-5L1707.5 unU680790
9/19/2018SYNDERGAARD(R)@ PHILADELPHIAEFLIN(R)0-4L-1157.5 ovU681792
9/20/2018VARGAS(L)@ WASHINGTONSCHERZER(R) 
9/21/2018DEGROM(R)@ WASHINGTONROSS(R) 
9/22/2018WHEELER(R)@ WASHINGTONROARK(R) 
9/23/2018MATZ(L)@ WASHINGTONFEDDE(R) 
9/25/2018SYNDERGAARD(R)ATLANTASANCHEZ(R) 
9/26/2018 ATLANTA  
9/27/2018 ATLANTA  

WASHINGTON - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
9/6/2018STRASBURG(R)CHICAGO CUBSHENDRICKS(R)4-6L-1108.5 ovO118111111
9/8/2018SCHERZER(R)CHICAGO CUBSGARCIA(L)10-3W-1908 unO670963
9/8/2018RODRIGUEZ(R)CHICAGO CUBSHAMELS(L)6-5W+1559 ovO770650
9/11/2018FEDDE(R)@ PHILADELPHIAPIVETTA(R)3-1W1259 ovU1080570
9/11/2018ROARK(R)@ PHILADELPHIAARRIETA(R)7-6W1209 unO66013101
9/12/2018STRASBURG(R)@ PHILADELPHIANOLA(R)5-1W1257.5 unU940560
9/13/2018ROSS(R)CHICAGO CUBSMONTGOMERY(L)3-4L+1109.5 unU7911080
9/14/2018SCHERZER(R)@ ATLANTAGAUSMAN(R)5-10L-1558 ovO99013101
9/15/2018HELLICKSON(R)@ ATLANTATEHERAN(R)7-1W13010 evU7131250
9/16/2018ROARK(R)@ ATLANTANEWCOMB(L)6-4W1209 unO1190860
9/17/2018FEDDE(R)@ MIAMIRICHARDS(R)5-8L-1458.5 unO740971
9/18/2018STRASBURG(R)@ MIAMIALCANTARA(R)4-2W-1657.5 evU9140671
9/20/2018SCHERZER(R)NY METSVARGAS(L) 
9/21/2018ROSS(R)NY METSDEGROM(R) 
9/22/2018ROARK(R)NY METSWHEELER(R) 
9/23/2018FEDDE(R)NY METSMATZ(L) 
9/24/2018STRASBURG(R)MIAMIALCANTARA(R) 
9/25/2018SCHERZER(R)MIAMIBRIGHAM(R) 
9/26/2018 MIAMI  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NY METS: 2017 70-92, fourth place
MANAGER Mickey Callaway (first season)
ADDITIONS: 3B Todd Frazier, RF Jay Bruce, LHP Jason Vargas, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, RHP Anthony Swarzak, LHP Matt Purke, C Jose Lobaton
SUBTRACTIONS: Manager Terry Collins, LHP Josh Smoker, LHP Josh Edgin, RHP Chasen Bradford, OF Norichika Aoki, RHP Erik Goeddel, RHP Tyler Pill, LHP Tommy Milone, OF Travis Taijeron
OUTLOOK: Callaway had great success with Cleveland's arms, and the injury-plagued Mets are counting on his methods, along with new pitching coach Dave Eiland, to keep their talented but fragile rotation intact. New York also overhauled its medical department, hoping to keep star players on the field. Syndergaard and deGrom make for an imposing 1-2 punch. So if Harvey, Matz and Zack Wheeler -- even one or two of them -- can finally stay healthy and approach their initial big league form, the pitching staff could be terrific again after unraveling last year with a 5.01 ERA that ranked 28th in the majors. Vargas was signed to eat innings but will miss some time at the beginning of the season after surgery for a broken right (nonpitching) hand. All-Star outfielder Michael Conforto (27 HRs, .384 OBP, .939 OPS) is targeting a May 1 return from surgery for a dislocated left shoulder. His status is critical to a lineup that lacks speed and a natural leadoff hitter. Nimmo made strides last season and is a potential candidate for that role while platooning early with Juan Lagares to fill Conforto's spot in center field. After the Mets spent nearly $90 million to plug holes in free agency, it still might be a stretch to envision them seriously challenging star-studded Washington for NL East supremacy. But with better health in a soft division, they could certainly rejoin the wild-card hunt.
WASHINGTON: 2017 97-65, first place, lost to Cubs in NLDS
MANAGER Dave Martinez (first season)
ADDITIONS: 1B-OF Matt Adams, C Miguel Montero, RHP Jeremy Hellickson, RHP Joaquin Benoit, INF Matt Reynolds
SUBTRACTIONS: Manager Dusty Baker, LF Jayson Werth, 1B-LF Adam Lind, C Jose Lobaton, RHP Matt Albers
OUTLOOK: This might be the end of an era at Nationals Park, with Harper eligible to leave as a free agent after the season and General Manager Mike Rizzo's contract set to expire, too. The team has won four NL East titles in the past six years but has zero playoff series victories to show for it. That's why yet another manager (Baker) lost his job, and yet another rookie skipper has been brought in (will Martinez have more success than Matt Williams?). Rizzo has made no secret of the need to start making postseason inroads -- a World Series is the stated goal, and that's certainly not an outrageous aim, given all the talent he's assembled. The lineup remains almost exactly the same, although Werth is gone after playing out his seven-year contract. The rotation and bullpen are also nearly identical to the way they looked at the end of 2017.
PREVIEW
Nats kick off final homestand of season vs. Mets
 

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals begin their final homestand of the season Thursday night when they host the New York Mets.

They'll play seven games over seven days against the Mets and Marlins, but the stakes are much lower than in previous years. They won't be clinching a playoff berth or setting a rotation or auditioning players for a post-season roster spot.

Washington (77-75) sits seven games behind the Braves in the National League East and 6 1/2 behind the Cardinals for the second wild card. A best-case scenario would seem to be staving off mathematical elimination until they end the season with three road games in Colorado.

The homestand may be the last for All-Star outfielder Bryce Harper, a free-agent in the offseason.

"I haven't really thought about it," Harper told the Washington Post. "I think it'll really hit that last game I guess, running off the field or something like that. I'm just trying to enjoy it and see what happens."

After a rough first half, Harper enters the final 10 games hitting .247 with 34 homers and 97 RBIs. He has never driven in 100 runs.

The Mets (70-82) long ago became a non-factor in 2018 and are already looking ahead to next season when they could boast arguably the best starting rotation in the East.

On Wednesday, they announced they were shutting down right-hander Zack Wheeler (12-7, 3.31 ERA) for the remainder of the season, with Corey Oswalt taking his place in the rotation.

Wheeler, who didn't pitch in the majors in 2015 and 2016, had a shortened 2017. This season he's gone 9-1 with a 1.68 ERA over his last 11 starts but has pitched almost 100 more innings than a year ago.

"We're really excited about the year he had, and we feel like we'd probably be taking the best care of him we can if we shut him down at this point," manager Mickey Callaway told mlb.com.

Left-hander Jason Vargas (6-9, 6.47 ERA) starts Thursday's opener for the Mets.

Vargas has also enjoyed a strong finish. His ERA was in double digits back in May and after an Aug. 7 loss it was 8.75 to go along with a 2-8 record. He's given up two earned runs or fewer in five of his last six starts, including last time out when he beat the Marlins, allowing two runs over six innings.

Vargas is 1-3 with a 0.83 ERA, in six games (three starts) against Washington.

Right-hander Max Scherzer (17-7, 2.53 ERA) starts for Washington. Scherzer has 277 strikeouts coming in and needs eight to top his career high of 284, set in 2016. He has 16 double-digit strikeout games on the season.

In his last start, Scherzer was roughed up by the Braves, giving up six runs on seven hits over four innings, his shortest start of the season as he seeks a third straight NL Cy Young Award.

"I just couldn't get into a rhythm where I knew where those balls were actually going to end up. I couldn't control my misses," Scherzer told the Washington Post. "I was pitching out of the stretch so much. I never found a rhythm out of the windup to be able to take it to the stretch to be able to execute clean innings."

Scherer is 9-4 with a 2.34 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) against the Mets.


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