After an off-day Monday, these clubs take to Citi Field in a key National League East battle. The Mets return home following a seven-game road trip that saw them split four games with the Dodgers and sweep three from the Rockies. Pete Alonso was the story Sunday with three hits in six plate appearances including two home runs.

New York clearly has the better bullpen numbers. But expected-ERA figures reveal a Nats pen with worse-than-deserved stats. The opposite holds true for a Mets relief corps which has leveraged a .283 BABIP and a low percentage of fly balls carrying over outfield fences.