Game 51: Mets at Nats
It's a rematch between Cade Cavalli and David Peterson as the Nationals try to beat the Mets again and surpass the .500 mark
The forecast once again looks suspect, but the Nationals and Mets managed to play Wednesday night’s game without a drop of rain falling before the final out was record. So perhaps they can pull off the same feat this afternoon and complete the series finale. The Nats are attempting to win three in a row, climb above the .500 mark and improve to 9-4 against the Mets since last summer. Not bad.
One of those recent wins came last month at Citi Field, against David Peterson. The left-hander has traditionally dominated the Nats, but they pounded him for seven runs in 3 2/3 innings during that 14-2 victory. And they’ll face him again today, with the same lineup Blake Butera fielded Tuesday night, aside from James Wood and Daylen Lile swapping DH and left field responsibilities.
Cade Cavalli gets the ball for the Nationals, and he was matched up against Peterson that night in New York, one of his back-to-back, 10-strikeout games. He’ll look to pick up where he left off in today’s rematch at Nationals Park.
I’m actually not at today’s game, taking the day off before flying to Atlanta in the morning for the weekend series against the Braves. Hope the rain holds off, and hope you all enjoy the proceedings and commentary among yourselves.
NEW YORK METS at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 4:05 p.m. EDT
TV: Nationals TV (channel listings)
Radio: 106.7 FM
Weather: Rain, 61 degrees, wind 12 mph in from center
METS
RF Carson Benge
SS Bo Bichette
LF Juan Soto
1B Mark Vientos
3B Brett Baty
2B Marcus Semien
CF A.J. Ewing
DH MJ Melendez
C Luis Torrens
LHP David Peterson
NATIONALS
LF James Wood
3B Curtis Mead
1B Andrés Chaparro
SS CJ Abrams
RF Dylan Crews
DH Daylen Lile
CF Jacob Young
2B Nasim Nuñez
C Keibert Ruiz
RHP Cade Cavalli