The Mets (84-48) conclude their 10-game homestand with three against the last-place Nationals (45-86). The Mets have won 10 of 13 games against the Nationals this season, including all three they’ve played against them at Citi Field. They Mets have gone 5-2 on this homestand so far.
The Mets are coming off one of their most impressive series wins of the year, taking two of three from the Dodgers. They dropped the opener 4-3 in a back-and-forth affair. The Mets held a lead in the first on a Starling Marte bunt single, which brought home Brandon Nimmo thanks to a throwing error from Andrew Heaney that allowed Marte to go to third.