{"id":1204553,"date":"2021-04-25T11:15:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T15:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1204553"},"modified":"2021-04-25T21:41:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T01:41:53","slug":"4-25-21-game-preview-washington-nationals-at-new-york-mets-m1d1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/4-25-21-game-preview-washington-nationals-at-new-york-mets-m1d1\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/25\/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defense and clutch hitting have been issues for the New York Mets (8-8) in the early going and yesterday&#8217;s game was a perfect example of those flaws. The Mets got a sloppy defensive play from Michael Conforto in the first inning to set up some runs and more defensive mistakes helped the Washington Nationals (8-10) jump all over Marcus Stroman in a 7-1 win. The two teams have split the first two games of this weekend set and will look to secure a series victory in the rubber game this afternoon. First pitch for today&#8217;s game is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets will send right-hander Taijuan Walker (0-1, 3.21 ERA) to the mound today. Walker suffered his first loss of the season on Tuesday, giving up three runs (two earned) in 3.2 innings to fall to the Chicago Cubs after a key error from J.D. Davis set a disastrous fourth inning in motion. The Nationals will counter with lefty Patrick Corbin (0-2, 10.95 ERA). Corbin delivered his best start of the season on Tuesday, tossing six shutout innings against the St. Louis Cardinals, but wasn&#8217;t a factor in the decision. Washington ended up winning the game 3-2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local Coverage:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Television:<\/strong> WPIX<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radio:<\/strong> WCBS<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York Mets Lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today\u2019s starting lineup. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zPwSBfB0WY\">pic.twitter.com\/zPwSBfB0WY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1386331684291944449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-Game Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walker has faced the Nationals once in his career, giving up three runs in 4.2 innings against them back in 2017 as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/li>\n<li>Corbin is 4-6 with a 4.25 ERA in his career against the Mets.<\/li>\n<li>Dominic Smith and Jeff McNeil will sit today with a lefty on the mound. Brandon Nimmo will shift over to left field and bat leadoff while Jonathan Villar starts at second base and hits seventh.<\/li>\n<li>Albert Almora Jr will finally make his first start as a Met today. Almora will man center field and bat eighth.<\/li>\n<li>Alex Avila is 4 for 7 with two home runs and six RBI&#8217;s against Walker.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Conforto (9 for 25, 2B, 5 HR, 12 RBI) and J.D. 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