Game Preview: Nationals vs Mets

The Mets look to take the series against the Nationals tonight and stretch their winning streak to five games! Last night the Nationals got to David Peterson early, scoring three runs in the first inning. The Mets immediately came back scoring twice in the first, then four times, then three times, then three times again. By the end of the night the Mets scored 13 times on 16 hits including three hit nights from Starling Marte, Francisco Lindor and Nick Plummer.

Trevor Williams will make another start for the Mets while their starting pitchers continue to come back from injuries. He’s pitched eight times for the Mets this year, including three starts, totaling 22 2/3 innings with a 4.37 ERA, 3.58 FIP, 1.235 WHIP and a 91 ERA+. He last pitched in relief against the Giants, allowing a hit over 3 2/3 innings of work. Trevor has faced the Nationals twice this year. His first outing of the year was against them, where he allowed two runs in an inning of relief, picking up the loss. The next month he pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings against the Nationals, holding them to two hits and a walk. The Nationals have the following career numbers against Williams:

Juan Soto 1-13, 4 BB, 2 K
Cesar Hernandez 2-9, 2 BB, 2 K
Victor Robles 0-8, 2 K
Maikel Franco 3-9, 2B, K
Josh Bell 2-6, 2B, HR, BB, K
Nelson Cruz 2-4, BB, K
Dee Strange-Gordon 0-5, K

The Mets bats will get another look at Patrick Corbin. Over 10 games and 50.0 innings, Corbin has a 6.30 ERA, 4.52 FIP, 1.660 WHIP and a 62 ERA+. His last strong start was against the Mets, where he held the Mets scoreless over five innings despite allowing three hits and four walks. The Mets eventually won that game 4-2. Since then he has allowed 13 runs from 21 hits and five walks over 17 1/3 innings (three starts). That translates into a 6.75 ERA and a 6.66 FIP. The Mets have the following career numbers against Corbin: