(907) Washington Nationals at (908) New York Mets

4% 1H New York Mets -160 J Quintana (LHP) Must Start

The Mets, with there 14-4 run since August 29, are tied for the final Wild Card spot with Arizona. When they are a favorite of -125 and higher they are 11-1 since August 21 with the average win 5.01 to 1.73 with 7 straight wins in night games. Mets also 10-2 as a favorite of -140 plus versus a left-handed starter averaging 6.5 runs per game with an average win by 3.42 runs per game. 
The Nationals are actually 7-7 since September 3rd but 10 of those games were versus Miami and Pittsburgh and they were 1-4 as a dog of +120 and higher. Since July 29th Washington is only 3-11 versus a left-handed starter and they have averaged only 2.80 runs per game since August 1.

Jose Quintana has allowed ONE run in his last four starts averaging over 6 innings per start.