The Washington Nationals (6-13) face the Miami Marlins (8-8), who will be trying to extend a three-game winning streak, Wednesday at 7:05 PM ET, at Nationals Park.
The Nationals are an underdog (+128 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Marlins (-149). The Miami Marlins will give the start to Pablo Lopez (2-0, 6.75 ERA) looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Nationals will counter with Erick Fedde (1-1, 6.75).
The Marlins beat the Nationals 5-2 yesterday, with Sandy Alcantara getting the win (6.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 5 K) and Joey Wendle leading the way offensively (going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI). Josiah Gray (5.2 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 10 K) took the loss for the Nationals.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s Marlins vs. Nationals contest.
Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals Odds and Betting Lines
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- Favorite: Marlins (-149, bet $149 to win $100)
- Underdog: Nationals (+128, bet $100 to win $128)
- Over/under: 7.5
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Marlins Stats and Trends
Marlins Betting Records
- This season, the Marlins have won four out of the six games in which they’ve been favored.
- Miami has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -149.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 59.8% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
- Games involving Miami have gone over the total set by bookmakers in six of 16 chances this season.
- The Marlins are 10-6-0 ATS in their 16 games with a spread this season.
Pablo López (Marlins Probable Starter)
- The Marlins’ Lopez (2-0) will make his fourth start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw seven scoreless innings against the St. Louis Cardinals while allowing three hits.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in three games this season with a .52 ERA, 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .164.
- Lopez has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
- The Nationals rank 21st in MLB with a .223 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 27th in the league (.319) and 11 home runs.
- Among qualified pitchers this year, the 26-year-old’s .52 ERA ranks second, .750 WHIP ranks fourth, and 8.8 K/9 ranks 29th.
Marlins Batting Stats
- The Marlins rank 22nd in Major League Baseball with 13 home runs.
- The offense for the Marlins has a slugging percentage of .384 this season, 13th in MLB.
- Miami has a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
- The Marlins have scored 64 runs (4.0 per game) this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- Miami is among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .326.
- The Marlins are ranked 19th in strikeouts per game (9.7) among MLB offenses.
Nationals Stats and Trends
Nationals Betting Records
- The Nationals have been victorious in four, or 28.6%, of the 14 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Washington has come away with a win two times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +128 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 43.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Washington and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of their 19 opportunities.
- The Nationals have posted a record of 5-14-0 against the spread this season.
Erick Fedde (Nationals Probable Starter)
- Fedde makes the start for the Nationals, his fourth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the right-hander threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 6.75, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents are hitting .309 against him.
- Fedde heads into this matchup with two outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- He will face a Marlins offense that ranks 19th in the league with 64 total runs scored while batting .242 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .384 slugging percentage (13th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 13 home runs (22nd in the league).
Nationals Batting Stats
- The Nationals are 24th in MLB play with 11 home runs. They average 0.6 per game.
- So far this year, the Nationals’ .319 slugging percentage is the fourth-lowest average in the league.
- Washington’s .223 batting average ranks 21st in MLB.
- Averaging 3.4 runs per game (64 total), the Nationals are the 19th-highest scoring team in MLB action.
- Washington is 22nd in the league with a .292 on-base percentage.
- The Nationals strike out 7.7 times per game to rank 14th in baseball.
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