MLB Odds: Nationals, Mets Meet Before All-Star Break

The first half of the 2018 regular season hasn’t gone according to plan for the Washington Nationals (46-46, minus-17.72 betting units). But at least they still have a fighting chance in the NL East. The New York Mets (37-53, minus-16.69 units) are a complete mess this year, and they’ll be happy to see the All-Star break after hosting the Nationals this Sunday at 1:10 PM ET on WPIX.


Injuries to the starting rotation – and just about everywhere else – have kept the Mets from being all that they can be. Corey Oswalt (6.75 ERA) is penciled in for Sunday’s matchup; the rookie right-hander will be making his fourth start in the majors after getting called up from AAA-Las Vegas, and New York is down 0.52 units behind Oswalt thus far on a team record of 1-2.

Life isn’t quite as bad for the Nationals, who will send Jeremy Hellickson (3.47 ERA) to the mound on Sunday. The 2011 AL Rookie of the Year for the Tampa Bay Rays is in his first season in DC, and Hellickson has Nats supporters up 4.61 units after eight wins in 12 starts, with the Under checking in at 9-3.

MLB Odds: Nats-Mets Close out the First Half

Two struggling NL East teams will meet this Sunday in the Big Apple when the New York Mets (37-53, minus-16.69 units) host the Washington Nationals (46-46, minus-17.72 betting units) in their last game before the All-Star break. WPIX has the coverage at 1:10 PM ET.

With New York’s pitching rotation in disarray, rookie right-hander Corey Oswalt (6.75 ERA) is projected to make his fourth MLB start on Sunday, while 2011 AL Rookie of the Year Jeremy Hellickson (3.47 ERA) is due up for Washington. Mets 2B Asdrubal Cabrera (.811 OPS) is listed as day-to-day with a hyperextended left elbow.