The Mets are coming into this game with a 40-41 record this season, but they have been playing much better in their recent games. They have lost their last 2 straight games, but they have won 4 of their last 6 games as well. Their offense has been very good and consistent in their games recently as well, scoring at least 5 runs in each of their last 6 games. They are going up against a Nationals team that is 39-44 this season and has been awful in their recent games. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and their offense has been awful recently. They have scored 1 run or less in 2 of their last 3 games. This is going to be another offensive battle for the Nats as David Peterson is starting for the Mets in this game and he is 3-0 with a 3.67 ERA this season. He has only made 5 starts this season but he has been very good as he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in each of his last 2 as well as 4 of his last 5 starts. One of those was against the Nationals on the road at the beginning of June and that was one of his best starts of the season as he only allowed 2 earned runs and pitched his deepest all season, going close to 7 innings. MacKenzie Gore is starting for the Nationals in this game and he is 6-7 with a 3.60 ERA this season. He has not been pitching well in his recent starts as he is coming off of a start which he allowed 5 earned runs in. He has also allowed 9 runs total in his last 2 starts and has allowed at least 4 runs in 3 of his last 5 starts as well. His worst start in June was actually back at the beginning of the month when he faced the Mets, allowing 6 earned runs in a little over 4 innings pitched against them. The Mets have been very hot on offense recently and they are going to get after Gore as they have already gotten to him this season. They are also going to be hungry to bounce back after losing 2 straight games, and the Nationals are a nice team for them to bounce back against since they have not been playing well recently. The Mets will win this game.