Washington at New York

The Mets have clinched. Are they relaxing? They have lost four of five and seven of ten games. Seems like they aren't giving it their "A" effort. Tonight Tom Glavine goes and that's why we see the Mets as a big favorite. But I think we have a chance with Beltran Perez. Perez has only pitched in six games going just under 12 innings. But, he's allowed just one run. The Nats do well against lefties like Glavine (5.0 runs per game vs. 4.5 vs. righties). Despite their losing record, they are 23-19 on the season vs. lefties. This really comes down to motivation. A win right now means more to Washington than to New York. And the Mets have demonstrated that they just don't care about winning very much right now. The Mets are the much better team but I like Washington's chances here, especially with a 1.5 to 1 payoff.