The Washington Nationals (62-76) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Miami Marlins (51-87) when the teams meet at 6:40 p.m. ET Wednesday. The Nationals are -148 favorites to keep the Marlins out of the win column in the series.
MacKenzie Gore will get the ball for Washington while Miami will counter with Valente Bellozo.
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The Nationals have won 54.5% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (12-10).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -148 or shorter, Washington has a 3-2 record (winning 60% of its games).
This season, the Marlins have been the underdog 120 times and won 47, or 39.2%, of those games.
Miami has a record of 28-49 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +125 on the moneyline.
The Nationals have played in 138 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 66 times (66-67-5).
So far this season, the Marlins and their opponents have hit the over in 75 of their 138 games with a total.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals are the 23rd-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.2 runs per game (581 total).
Washington has hit 116 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in MLB play.
The Nationals have the 14th-ranked batting average in the league (.245).
Washington strikes out 7.4 times per game, the fifth-fewest mark in the majors.
The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
Washington’s 4.31 team ERA ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Marlins Stats & Insights
The Marlins have scored the 29th-most runs in the league this season with just 522 (3.8 per game).
Miami has hit just 128 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the majors.
The Marlins rank 17th in MLB with a .241 team batting average.
Miami ranks 16th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
The Marlins average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
Miami has pitched to a 4.73 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
Gore (8-11 with a 4.45 ERA and 146 strikeouts in 137 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Nationals, his 28th of the season.
C.J. Abrams is batting .242 this season with a team-high 18 home runs.
Luis Garcia leads Washington in runs batted in with 63 while batting .290 with 15 homers.
Jacob Young has 106 hits this season and a slash line of .263/.324/.347.
Keibert Ruiz is batting .222 with an OBP of .253 and a slugging percentage of .363 this season.
Marlins Key Players to Watch
The Marlins will send Bellozo (2-2) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
Jake Burger paces the Marlins in home runs (25), runs batted in (59) and has put up a team-high batting average of .247.
Jesus Sanchez has 20 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 29 walks while hitting .243.
Otto Lopez is hitting .244 with 15 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks.
Xavier Edwards is batting .339 with eight doubles, two triples, a home run and 26 walks.
Nationals and Marlins Injuries
Nationals: Alex Call: 10 Day IL (Leg), Joan Adon: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Marlins: Vidal Brujan: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Andrew Nardi: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Anthony Bender: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Sandy Alcantara: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sixto Sanchez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jesรยบs Luzardo: 60 Day IL (Back), Ryan Weathers: 60 Day IL (Finger), Dane Myers: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Eury Pรฉrez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Braxton Garrett: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jesรยบs Sรกnchez: day-to-day (Back)
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