New York Mets at Washington Nationals 8/1/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Monday night MLB action, the New York Mets will invade the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Nationals. The Mets (64-37) are riding a six-game winning streak and hold a three-game lead over Atlanta for NL East Division supremacy. On Sunday, New York OF Mark Canha collected three hits and scored twice during a 9-3 road triumph against Miami.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (6-2 2.09 ERA) will take the mound for the Mets in this matchup. Last time out, Scherzer fired seven shutout frames during a 3-2 home victory versus the New York Yankees.

The Washington Nationals are a major league worst 22 games below .500 at home and are stuck in the NL East Division basement. On Sunday, Washington managed just five hits and struck out ten times during a 5-0 home loss versus St. Louis. SP Josiah Gray (7-7) gave up four runs in five innings and took the loss for the Nationals, who fell to 35-68 on the year.

The Nationals will counter with thirty-three year old southpaw Patrick Corbin (4-14 6.49 ERA) on Monday. Washington has lost Corbin’s last five starts and he has been tagged for 21 runs over his last 23 plus innings.