THE DUKE SPORTS
NY Mets Under ( for 2.5 Units)
On the surface, this game has the making of an "over" with 3 of the last 4 easily exceeding the 'total"; moreover, both starters are sporting lofty ERAs over their last 3 starts; however, Washington is not a big run producing team; after all, they haven't produced more than 3 runs of support in any home game for Hernandez during his 6 game winning streak at Nationals Park. The Nationals' lineup is batting a meager .191 in heir last 10 games vs a lefty starter. Surely Johan Santana, who is still struggling to get back to Cy Young Award winning form after off season surgery, doesn't strike fear in the Nationals' lineup , which does hit lefties well at home. As for the Mets' lineup, they should continue to struggle vs Hernandez who sports a 1.35 ERA in 2 starts vs them this season. Hernandez sports a 1.81 ERA in 8 starts at home and is 2-12 O/U this season overall. With both bullpens throwing well this month, we'll look for this game to fall "under" the total.