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 2.38 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 3.00 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 1.5-run favorites. The over/under is 7 runs.

Now, for some reason you're traveling right now or suffering from a horrible power outage and can't watch the Mets vs. the Nationals. With a virtual private network (VPN), you can pretend that you are surfing the web from your hometown (or anywhere else where there is no power outage) and access the same streaming services that you have already paid for.

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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.

MLB.TV ($25/month/$129/year) also streams out-of-market games, but it's not a perfect solution if you want to watch something other than baseball; T-Mobile customers can get MLB. TV for free.

BT Sport has MLB broadcast rights in the UK until 2022, which includes this game. 12:09 a.m. Japan time. While visiting the UK and trying to use the services they pay for, you can check out Strike Out - Express VPN.

Alternatively, another bet is MLB.TV, also available in the UK. For about £50/month, there are zero blackout rules.

In Canada, TSN is required to watch Mets vs. Nationals.

If you are thinking of subscribing to MLB.TV, be aware that the Blue Jays are subject to the blackout. If you are visiting Canada from abroad, a VPN such as Express VPN will allow you to use the streaming service you have already paid for.