At 9:40 PM ET, the Nationals and Padres face off in an NL matchup. This one is being played at PETCO Park in San Diego, and the Nationals are the slight money line favorites, with their line sitting at +100 compared to the Padres at -121. The over/under line is currently at 7.5 runs.
Adam Mazur is starting for the Padres, while the Nationals are going with MacKenzie Gore. The Padres are 42-41 and 2nd in the NL West, while the Nationals are 4th in the NL East with a record of 38-40. MASN will be televising this one.
Nationals Aim to Continue Road Success as Underdogs with Gore on the Mound,
The Washington Nationals are 38-40 this season and 14.0 games behind the Phillies in the NL East. They are 14-10 against divisional opponents this year and 21-21 on the road compared to 17-19 at home. Washington has won two straight series on the road and are 11-13-1 overall in series this year. They are 30-34 as the underdog and 4-2 when favored. Washington is sending MacKenzie Gore to the mound today, and he is 6-6 with a 3.49 ERA this season. In his last outing, Gore gave up four earned runs in five innings.
Washington is 47-31 vs. the run line this year and 27-15 on the road. They are underdogs in 64 games this season and have covered the run line in 40 of those games. The over/under line for today’s game is set at 7.5 runs, and the Nationals and their opponents have combined to average 8.3 runs per game this year. The over has hit in 9 of Washington’s games with a line set at 7.5 runs compared to 7 unders. Washington’s offense is led by CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas, with Abrams hitting .275 on the season and Thomas on a 5-game hitting streak.
Padres Battle for NL West: Road Warriors and Underdog Streaks Fuel Playoff Push,
The Padres are 42-41 overall and 2nd in the NL West, trailing the Dodgers by 8.5 games. They are 14-15 in division games and 22-22 at home. San Diego is 20-19 on the road and have won two straight games as the underdog. They are 15-17 overall as the underdog and 27-24 as the favorite. The Padres are 14-10-3 in series this season.
Adam Mazur is 0-1 in 4 starts and has 14 strikeouts in 16 innings. The Padres are 27-12 on the run line on the road but just 15-29 at home. They are 22-10 on the run line as the underdog and have won three straight. The Padres are 13-13 when the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs and have gone over in five straight games. Their games have averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. The Padres are 2nd in batting average at .260 and 13th in runs per game at 4.5. They are also 9th in total home runs with 88.
Padres Poised for Victory: Money Line Bet at -121 in Nationals Showdown,
Our pick for today’s Nationals vs. Padres game is to take the Padres on the money line at -121. We see this game ending with a score of 6-5 in favor of the Padres, giving us some room to take them on the money line or on the run line.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Adam Mazur picking up six strikeouts compared to MacKenzie Gore with five. However, Mazur is projected to go five innings, while Gore is projected to go just four. Offensively, the Padres are our top team in terms of projected hits, and we have them finishing with 11 compared to the Nationals with nine.
