The Mets vs Nationals live stream is here and there are a lot of good arms between these teams In total we have five Cy Young Awards between these starting pitchers, so the lineups will have their hands full keeping pace on this MLB live stream The pitching matchup alone is well worth a primetime broadcast Jacob deGrom takes on Max Scherzer

The Mets ace pitched great last season, finishing third in the Cy Young Awards with a 238 ERA and just four wins For Scherzer, 2020 will be one to forget The three-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher struggled by his standards, posting a 300 earned run average for the first time in his six seasons in Washington

As for hitters, the Mets added one of their biggest players this offseason with the trade for Francisco Lindor In six seasons in Cleveland, Lindor hit 285 with a 346 on base percentage while averaging 29 home runs in 162 games He also put two Gold Gloves and two Silver Slugger Awards in his trophy case as the AL's best hitting shortstop

The Nationals are led by one of their strongest youngsters, Juan Soto The 22-year-old was dominant in hitting last season He led the majors in batting average (351), on-base percentage (490), and slugging percentage (695), while hitting 13 home runs

The Mets open the season as 15-run favorites The over/under is 7 runs

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In the US, the Mets-Nationals game starts at 7:09 PM ET/4:09 PM ET on Thursday, April 1 The game will be broadcast on ESPN, RSN, and SNY, so Sling TV and Fubo TV (the former has ESPN and the latter has all three) are the best options Are you trying to get around any regional restrictions that might apply? Express VPN is a great way to avoid blackouts

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In Canada, TSN is required to watch Mets vs Nationals

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