New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Nationals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-132) Washington (+110)

The Washington Nationals (23-23) host the New York Mets (19-26) at Nationals Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have New York at -132 while Washington is priced at +110. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Nolan McLean and Foster Griffin.

The Mets have accounted for 61 doubles as a squad and have knocked 38 baseballs out of the stadium. New York has a slugging % of .349 and have struck out 355 times, while drawing a walk on 142 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have accumulated 166 runs batted in and 349 base knocks this year, while their team batting average is at .227. They have tallied 176 runs while holding a team OBP of .295.

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The Mets have an ERA of 3.76 for the season (8th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 439 hitters. Mets pitchers have conceded 39 home runs and 192 runs in total (9th in baseball). They have walked 167 batters and their FIP sits at 3.55 as a unit on the year. New York has relinquished 361 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 173 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Mets have sent 136 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have inherited 65 base runners so far this season with 38.5% of those runners crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have a total of 14 holds for the year (29th in MLB). Mets pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 48 times as well as having 60 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 7 saves for the season and have not converted 5 out of their 12 save chances. The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 58.3% and have entered the game in 26 save situations.

The Mets have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of 3,726 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in MLB. The New York Mets have a tally of 1,242 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 375 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 20th in MLB, and have 29 double plays.

McLean (7-3 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.48 and he has faced 391 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 69 base knocks (6.2 hits per nine innings) with 31 free passes. His earned run average is 2.52 (28 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.999. McLean has thrown 100 innings and has accounted for 121 strikeouts thus far in his career.

Washington has knocked in 57 home runs for the year as well as 240 runs batted in. They have notched 91 doubles, while walking 173 times as well as putting up 255 runs. The Washington Nationals have recorded an OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .244 on the year. The Nationals have a team slugging percentage of .414 and they average 5.43 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have been rung up on 399 occasions (12th in baseball) and have earned 393 base knocks.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.429 and have a FIP of 4.98 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.80 (366 strikeouts against 180 bases on balls). They come in at 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 423. They have surrendered 69 homers and they concede 5.72 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 268 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.95 (232 earned runs yielded).

Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 46.3% out of 67 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 52 times in high leverage situations in addition to 46 occasions with runners on. With 53 save situations, the Nationals have 25 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They rank 27th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 155 relievers onto the field for the season.

The Washington Nationals have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .975 (30th in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 424 assists, 43 errors and have earned 1,266 putouts during this campaign. In 3,798 innings played, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (24th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Griffin has given up 47 base knocks while earning 54 punch outs in 59 frames. Griffin (5-2 career record) holds a 3.97 earned run average while giving up 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 26 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.186 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and he has faced 251 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-132)

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