WASHINGTON (Interstat) — The New York Mets will visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday at Nationals Park. New York brings a 73-87 record into the matchup, while Washington is 76-84. The teams have met 10 times this season. The Nationals won the most recent meeting 7-6. Earlier in the season, the teams split several games in Washington and New York. The Mets swept a later series in New York, winning 4-1, 5-4 and 4-3. Washington won 9-6 and 8-4 in one stretch, while New York took 16-7 and 2-1. Washington also won 14-2 and 5-4.

New York is expected to start Jonah Tong, who is 2-2. Washington is expected to counter with Connelly Early, who is 7-5. The forecast at game time calls for 72 degrees.

Bo Bichette is a player to watch for New York. In the most recent meeting, he went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. He also had a 3-for-6 game with an RBI against Baltimore and a 1-for-4 effort with a home run and an RBI against Philadelphia. Bichette has been among the Mets’ more productive hitters down the stretch, though his recent form has included several hitless games.

Josiah Gray is a player to watch for Washington. In the most recent meeting, he pitched a scoreless inning with no hits, one walk and one strikeout. He also had a scoreless inning with one hit against St. Louis and a two-inning scoreless outing with two hits and one strikeout at Detroit. Gray has worked out of the bullpen in these appearances and has kept runs off the board.

New York’s most recent game was a 7-6 loss to Washington. Bichette went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Justin Hagenman pitched four innings, allowing five hits and one earned run with one walk and two strikeouts. Carson Benge went 2 for 2 with a home run and an RBI. For Washington, Gus Varland pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts, Gray added a scoreless inning, and Dylan Crews went 1 for 3 with a home run and an RBI.

The Mets and Nationals are scheduled to conclude the series in the next game. Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Washington 8, New York 3. Interstat’s ELO system gives the Mets a 51.9 percent probability to win. New York has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over-under is 8.5.