The Mets are the only team in the National League with a positive run differential, and a record under .500. But run differential doesn’t matter when it comes to playoff seeding, and right now the Mets are 7.5 games out of first place in the NL East. Next on the Mets schedule is the Washington Nationals, the team that is leading the division. Lucky for the Mets, the game is at Citi Field, where the team is actually above .500 this season. Winning the series would be a good start if the team wants any hope of being in a pennant race come September. New York Mets tickets are averaging $67.32 for the game, which is six percent below their season average at Citi Field.
8/12 – WAS Doug Fister vs. NYM Rafael Montero | Avg. Price: $61.94 | Get-in Price: $14
The first start of the series goes to rookie Rafael Montero, who is filling in for the injured Jacob deGrom. deGrom is another rookie pitcher for the Mets, who came up the same time as Montero originally. But while Montero struggled mightily and had to be sent down, deGrom flourished and garnered NL Rookie of the Year consideration. But Montero is coming off two of his best starts in the minors, showing the poise and control he was known for as he made his way through the Mets minor league system. The average price for Mets vs Nationals tickets is $61.94 and the get-in price is $14, making it the cheapest game of the series.
8/13 – WAS Jordan Zimmerman vs. NYM Bartolo Colon | Avg. Price: $66.70 | Get-in Price: $14
The following start goes to Bartolo Colon, who was thought to be a trade candidate for a Mets team that was open to selling. But no team was willing to pay the remainder of Colon’s contract, which goes for $11 million next season. Still, Colon has been one of the Mets most reliable pitchers, and has walked the fewest batters while piling up the innings. The price climbs a bit for the game with the average up to $66.70 and the get in price remaining at $14.
8/14 – WAS Stephen Strasburg vs. NYM Dillon Gee | Avg. Price: $73.33 | Get-in Price: $15
The final game of the series is the most expensive, but it probably doesn’t have much to do with the fact that Dillon Gee is starting. Instead, it’s likely to do with the Nationals starter, Stephen Strasburg, who the Mets were lucky enough to miss the last time these two teams met. The average price of the game is $73.33 and the get-in is $15. Strasburg has one of the highest strikeout figures in the entire league while putting together a 3.0 WAR and 3.68 ERA, in a team-leading 156.1 innings.
