Preview the Aug. 20 matchup between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Mets are aiming for their fourth win in a row and a second straight series victory at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday versus the Nationals in Washington, D.C.

The Mets kept their push for a Wild Card spot rolling Tuesday night, blasting the Nationals 8-1 behind a dominant David Peterson and another long ball from Mark

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With a stretch of 26 games in 27 days, the New York Mets could significantly benefit from moving to a six-man rotation.

It’s no secret that Peterson, of all the Mets’ starters, has been the guy relied upon to pitch deep. This was the 16th time in 24 starts that Peterson has finished at least six innings; the rest of the rotation has done it 18 times in 101 tries. It’s the eighth time a Mets starter has finished seven or more innings; Peterson owns six of those.