#[Nationals](/r/Nationals) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/wasnym_684.jpg) [Mets](/r/NewYorkMets) – Fri, Jul 28
###Game Status: Pre-Game – First Pitch is scheduled for 07:10 PM EDT
###Links & Info
* Current conditions at Citi Field: 89°F – Partly Cloudy – Wind 11 mph, Out To CF
* TV: **Nationals**: MASN 2, **Mets**: WPIX
* Radio: **Nationals**: WJFK 106.7 The Fan, **Mets**: Audacy (es), ESPN Deportes 1050 (es), WCBS 880
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/717230/)
* [Statcast Game Preview](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/preview?game_pk=717230)
|NLE Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Atlanta Braves](/r/Braves)|64|36|- (-)|-|- (-)|
|2|[Philadelphia Phillies](/r/Phillies)|55|47|10.0 (52)|2|- (-)|
|3|[Miami Marlins](/r/MiamiMarlins)|55|48|10.5 (51)|5|0.5 (60)|
|**4**|**[New York Mets](/r/NewYorkMets)**|**48**|**54**|**17.0 (45)**|**8**|**7.0 (54)**|
|5|[Washington Nationals](/r/Nationals)|43|60|22.5 (39)|11|12.5 (48)|
||Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)|Report|
|:–|:–|:–|
|[Nationals](/r/Nationals)|[MacKenzie Gore](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669022) (6-7, 4.37 ERA, 101.0 IP)|No report posted.|
|[Mets](/r/NewYorkMets)|[Max Scherzer](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=453286) (8-4, 4.20 ERA, 100.2 IP)|No report posted.|
|Nationals Lineup vs. [Scherzer](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=453286)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Abrams](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=682928) – SS|.500|1.350|4|0|1|0|
|2 [Thomas, L](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=657041) – RF|.000|.400|3|0|0|2|
|3 [Candelario](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=600869) – DH|.167|.453|6|0|0|2|
|4 [Ruiz, K](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=660688) – C|.143|.286|7|0|0|1|
|5 [Dickerson](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=572816) – LF|.278|.760|18|1|2|4|
|6 [García, L](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=671277) – 2B|.500|1.375|8|1|2|1|
|7 [Vargas, I](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=545121) – 3B|.000|.000|3|0|0|0|
|8 [Smith, Do](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=642086) – 1B|.000|.143|17|0|1|7|
|9 [Call](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669743) – CF|.000|.000|2|0|0|2|
|10 [Gore](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669022) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|Mets Lineup vs. [Gore](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669022)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Nimmo](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=607043) – CF|.200|.533|5|0|0|2|
|2 [Lindor](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=596019) – SS|.000|.000|5|0|0|0|
|3 [Alonso](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=624413) – 1B|.000|.200|4|0|0|1|
|4 [Pham](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=502054) – LF|.222|.522|9|0|0|6|
|5 [McNeil](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=643446) – 2B|1.000|2.000|4|0|0|0|
|6 [Canha](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592192) – RF|.000|.000|5|0|0|3|
|7 [Vientos](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668901) – DH|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|8 [Baty](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=683146) – 3B|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|9 [Alvarez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=682626) – C|.000|.000|2|0|0|1|
|10 [Scherzer](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=453286) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|
###Division Scoreboard
DET 0 @ MIA 0 Warmup
PHI @ PIT 07:05 PM EDT
MIL @ ATL 07:20 PM EDT
^^^Last ^^^Updated: ^^^07/28/2023 ^^^06:16:07 ^^^PM ^^^EDT
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* The 2023 Mets are 48-53 in the regular season. The Mets have scored 450 runs and allowed 462 runs. The Mets have played in 9,750 regular season games with 4,700 wins, 5,040 losses and eight ties. The Mets were 101-61 in 2022. The Mets are 19-23 in day games, 29-31 at night. The Mets are 24-22 at home and 24-32 on the road this season. The Mets are 138-134 on Fridays, 9-7 this season.
* The Mets are 166-168 against the Washington Nationals, 4-4 this season. The Mets are 583-545 at Citi Field.
* The Mets are 29-11 when scoring first, 19-43 when the opponent scores first. The Mets are 38-21 when scoring four or more runs, 10-33 when scoring three or fewer runs. The Mets are 17-16 in one-run games.
* The Mets lead the majors with 72 hit by pitch. Brandon Nimmo is the franchise leader with 66 hit by pitch, Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil are tied for second with 64 hit by pitch. The top three Mets in hit by pitch are all on the current roster with Michael Conforto with 50 hit by pitch currently with the Giants.
* The Mets got hit three times last night, the third time it happened this season. The season high in hit by pitch was five times on July 9th against the Padres. The Mets had six games last season when there were three hit by pitch. The Mets have 50 games with at least one hit by pitch and 52 without a hit by pitch in 2023.
* Francisco Alvarez has a 164 wRC+ this month, Daniel Vogelbach has a 143 wRC+ this month.
* The Mets are 12-8 in July, 7-19 in June, 15-12 in April and 14-15 in May.
* Pete Alonso is the Mets franchise leader with 73 homers at Citi Field with Lucas Duda with 71 homers and Michael Conforto who had 66 homers. David Wright had 49 homers, Brandon Nimmo has 36 homers, Francisco Lindor has 31 homers at Citi Field. Wilmer Flores had 37 Mets homers at Citi Field, JD Davis had 20 Mets homers at Citi Field.
nobodys watching this crap anymore. the seasons over
Over the last few weeks I’ve wondered why I’m still watching. I guess it’s because I want to see the players succeed even if the team can’t? I want to see our underperformers get back into the swing (ha) of things. I want to see Alvarez and Baty continue to develop. I want some morsel of hope for next year I guess.
Plus GKR are so so great and we are lucky to have them.
Hopefully Max pitches well enough tonight to get his trade value up enough that the Mets can move him before the deadline.
Ok. Last night’s trade has fully sunk in for me, it is what it is, I’m not bitter or upset, hopefully the young players develop in the years to come.
But what I will say is I would have felt more “do it, sell” in the direct aftermath of a loss against the Nats/Royals instead in the midst of a possible(!) winning streak. But that’s me just talking about spilt milk. A single loss against the Nats or Royals woulda been the final death blow to this season’s run. The selloff coming in the midst of a win last night kinda hit odd to me. Idk if I’m alone with this feeling.