Righties don’t bother the Washington Nationals much. They boast low strikeout (19.7%) and walk rates (7.7%) with a .242/.311/.401 slash line. A BABIP of .279 against righties could indicate positive regression on the horizon.

Jake Irvin will take the ball tonight with the responsibility of keeping the strong Mets lineup at bay. In 5 career starts, Irvin has a 3.78 vs the Mets, including his signature 8 inning performance on the 4th of July last year.

New York clearly has the better bullpen numbers. But expected-ERA figures reveal a Nats pen with worse-than-deserved stats. The opposite holds true for a Mets relief corps which has leveraged a .283 BABIP and a low percentage of fly balls carrying over outfield fences.