Nationals at Mets 4/4/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL East Division rivals will clash on Thursday afternoon, when the Washington Nationals and New York Mets open up their series from Citi Field. On Wednesday, Washington Juan Soto connected on a three-run shot during a 9-8 victory versus Philadelphia. Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman also went deep for the Nationals, who were the beneficiary of a game-winning bases loaded walk.

Thirty-year old righty Stephen Strasburg (0-0 6.00 ERA) will head to the hill for the Nationals in this contest. Over the last three seasons, Strasburg is 24-5 with a 2.52 ERA in 34 road starts. The New York Mets will be making their home debut on Thursday, after winning five of their first six games in Washington and Miami. On Wednesday, SP Jacob deGrom struck out a career-best 14 batters and homered during a 6-4 victory against Miami. Edwin Diaz recorded the final out of the game to notch his third save of the season.

Hard-throwing righty Noah Syndergaard (0-0 6.00 ERA) will get the nod for the Mets on Thursday. In his last nine starts versus Washington, Syndergaard is 2-5 with a 4.19 ERA.