The New York Mets (66-58) visit the Washington Nationals (50-74) in NL East play on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Mets are favored (-202) against the underdog Nationals (+168). David Peterson gets the starting nod for New York, and Jake Irvin is Washington’s pick to start.

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Mets vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Mets (-202)
• Underdog: Nationals (+168)
• Over/under: 9

Mets betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mets betting info

• The Mets have won 59.3% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (51-35).
• New York has a record of 16-5 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -202 or shorter (76.2% winning percentage).
• The Mets have a 66.9% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• New York has played in 124 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 56 times (56-63-5).
• The Mets have put together a 57-67-0 record ATS this season (covering 46% of the time).

Mets hitting info

• Juan Soto has launched a team-best 30 homers.
• Soto’s home runs rank seventh in MLB and he ranks 27th in RBI in MLB.
• Pete Alonso has a club-high 100 RBI and .268 batting average.
• Alonso ranks ninth in home runs among batters in MLB and third in RBI.
• Alonso has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .286 with a double, a walk and four RBIs.
• Francisco Lindor has 25 doubles, 24 home runs and 41 walks while hitting .259.
• Lindor enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is hitting .341 with three doubles, three home runs, four walks and seven RBIs.
• Brandon Nimmo is batting .253 with 23 doubles, 20 home runs and 42 walks.
• Nimmo has safely hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .229 with two doubles, a home run, eight walks and four RBIs.

Mets pitching rankings

• The Mets pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• New York’s 3.79 team ERA ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Mets have the 23rd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.321).
• The Mets give up the second-fewest home runs in baseball (115 total, 0.9 per game).
• In its 7-3 win last time out, New York struck out eight Mariners batters while allowing 10 hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have won 46, or 43%, of the 107 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Washington has entered 20 games this season as the underdog by +168 or more and is 5-15 in those contests.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 37.3% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• Washington’s games have gone over the total in 63 of its 123 chances.
• The Nationals have an ATS record of 61-62-0 in 123 games with a spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• C.J. Abrams leads Washington with a batting average of .270. He’s also hit 16 home runs with 49 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Abrams’ home run total is 78th, and his RBI total is 113th.
• Abrams enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .364 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• James Wood leads Washington in home runs with 25 and runs batted in with 80.
• Wood ranks 17th in homers and 13th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Luis Garcia is slashing .263/.303/.401 this season for the Nationals.
• Josh Bell has 85 hits and an OBP of .327 to go with a slugging percentage of .391 this season.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals have a 7.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.34 ERA this year, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.443 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
• With 153 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 23rd in the league at preventing long balls.
• Washington pitchers struck out seven Phillies hitters while allowing 12 base hits in an 11-9 loss its last time out.