Washington at New York

Washington (8-3 run) swept the punchless Mets two weeks ago, winning three games by a combined 20-6 count. Starter Lucas Giolito is a top pitching prospect for Washington and threw well his last start (one hit, four innings) before rain intervened. Washington is #12 in baseball in runs scored and slugging and the Nationals are 14-3 against the NL East. New York is just #28 in baseball in runs scored, plus 4-10 in division play. The Mets are also 3-7 when 43-year-old Bartolo Colon faces the National League East. Washington has faced him twice already this season and did well, with 10 hits and seven walks in 11+ innings (four runs). And the Nationals are 59-29 in the last 88 meetings, including 38-14 at New York. Play Washington.