Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees Betting Picks & Predictions
The National League East Washington Nationals (57-68, 5th NL East) pay a visit to the Big Apple on Wednesday to play game two of a three game interleague series in the Bronx
Game outlook
The National League East Washington Nationals (57-68, 5th NL East) pay a visit to the Big Apple on Wednesday to play game two of a three game interleague series in the Bronx against the American League East New York Yankees (60-64, 5th AL East). Washington have won four of the last five and the Yankees have lost each of the last eight. Both teams will be missing some key players -- the Nationals play without seven pitchers as well as center fielder Victor Robles, while the Yankees will be without nine pitchers and position players Josh Donaldson, Anthony Rizzo and Jose Trevino. MacKenzie Gore (ERA: 4.38) will start for the Nationals and Luis Severino (ERA: 7.98) will be on the mound for the Yankees. New York is favored to win with the current line being -138.
Game Info
When: Wednesday, 8/23/2023 @ 7:05pm EST
Where: Yankee Stadium Stadium Nationals vs Yankees Betting Odds Moneyline: Nationals +115 | Yankees -138
Spread: Nationals +1.5 (-175) | Yankees -1.5 (+149)
Total: Over/Under 9 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that New York will win straight-up is 58%.
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals hold the fourth best batting average in the National League East, with a .260 batting average, .320 on-base percentage, .402 slugging percentage and have scored the 18th most runs (552). Lane Thomas leads the team in home runs with 20, followed by Jeimer Candelario who has 16 and was recently traded to the Cubs. Joey Meneses and Thomas each have a team best 69 RBI. Washington sits at 27th with a 4.94 team ERA, 29th with a 1.45 WHIP, and 27th in batting average allowed (.268). The Nationals have 39 Quality Starts. Patrick Corbin has the most wins with eight while Wednesday’s starter MacKenzie Gore has the most strikeouts with 141. Gore is 6-9 with an ERA of 4.38. This season, Washington has a power ranking of 13, a 19th ranking in offense (scoring an average of 4.42 per game), 27th ranking in defense (allowing an average of 5.15 points to be scored against them per game) and are 58-68.