Washington Nationals at NY Mets 8/11/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Washington Nationals play the second game of a four-game series on the road in the Big Apple Tuesday against the New York Mets. Washington is 4-7 following its 5-3 loss on Saturday to the Baltimore Orioles. The Nationals game on Sunday against the Orioles was suspended due to rain in the fifth inning. Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg made his season debut and was hit hard by the Orioles.

Starlin Castro is batting .357 to lead the Nationals and has a team-high 15 hits. Michael A. Taylor is leading the Nationals in home runs with two and Asdrubal Cabrera is leading in RBIs with six. On Tuesday, the Nationals will send Max Scherzer to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.29, 22 Ks and 8 BBs .

The New York Mets improved to 7-9 following a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. New York has won two straight and took two of three over the Marlins. Jacob deGrom worked out of trouble for five innings, while Andres Gimenez collected three hits and scored three times in the Mets victory on Sunday. New York is third in the National League East.

JD Davis is batting .327 to lead the Mets and has a team-high 11 RBIs. Michael Conforto is leading the Mets in home runs with three and in hits with 18. On Tuesday, the New York Mets will send Rick Porcello to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with an ERA of 6.92, 10 Ks and 6 BBs.