In the second of a three-game series between the Washington Nationals (45-32) and the New York Mets (40-35) at Nationals Park, Lucas Giolito (0-0, 0.00 ERA) and Matt Harvey (4-9, 4.64 ERA) take the mound. The Nationals won the last game 11-4, and Washington leads the series 1-0. The game gets underway at 7:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 28 and will air on MASN and SNY.
This is the first start of the season for Giolito. Daniel Murphy (.350, 43 Rs, 12 HRs, 50 RBIs, 2 SBs) continued his strong season yesterday, going 2 for 5 with one run and two RBIs. The Mets were unsuccessful against the Braves 4-3 the last time Harvey pitched. He went 6.0 innings, allowing two runs and striking out three. Yoenis Cespedes (.289, 39 Rs, 18 HRs, 45 RBIs, 1 SB) has been doing well offensively for the Mets, going 2 for 5 yesterday.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Washington is 20-11, while New York is 10-10.
The Mets managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Nationals who are heading in with a 16-9 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Mets are 11-28. The Nationals have an 8-19 record when opponents outhit them.
New York ranks in the top half of the league at 11th when it comes to home runs, hitting 96 this season. Washington ranks in the top 10 with 101.
Ranking 13th, New York is in the top half of the league in walks, notching 237 this season. Washington ranks in the top 10 at seventh with 265.
When the Nationals hit at least one home run, they are 36-16, well-matched with the Mets who are 35-14 when hitting one or more homers.
