The Washington Nationals have scored 26 runs in consecutive wins at Atlanta, and they head to New York tonight to begin a new series with the Mets. With the Nats apparently heating up at the plate, I think we can expect another high scoring game against the Mets tonight.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - Stephen Strasburg will be on the mound for the Nationals, and he's off to a poor start this season. Strasburg (1-2, 4.88 ERA) gave up four runs on eight hits over six innings in a loss to Miami in his latest outing. The Mets will counter with Jacob deGrom, who was roughed up in his last start. He gave up six runs on eight hits over just five innings in a loss to the Yankees.

2. Dernard Span - The Nats leadoff man is 7-for-12 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs in the last two games, and he's now batting .317 for the season.

3. X-Factor - The Nats have seen the total go over in five straight road games, and five straight versus division rivals.

Selection: This is a play on the Nats@Mets to go OVER the total(8*)