Washington Nationals (63-89) vs. Cincinnati Reds (78-74)
September 23, 2021 6:40 pm EDT
The Line: Cincinnati Reds -200 / Washington Nationals +150; Over/Under: +9
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The Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds meet Thursday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. The Nationals look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Reds need a win after losing seven of their last 10 games.
The Washington Nationals have scored 21 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last eight games. The Nationals have split their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Juan Soto leads the Nationals with 151 hits and 90 RBI while Josh Bell and Starlin Castro have combined for 207 hits and 123 RBI. Patrick Corbin gets the ball, and he is 8-15 with a 6.11 ERA and 127 strikeouts this season. Corbin is 2-4 with a 4.53 ERA and 60 strikeouts in his career against the Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Reds have split their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 155 hits and 86 RBI while Jonathan India and Jesse Winker have combined for 262 hits and 138 RBI. Luis Castillo gets the ball, and he is 8-15 with a 4.08 ERA and 181 strikeouts this season. Castillo is 0-3 with a 5.48 ERA and 20 strikeouts in his career against the Nationals.
The Nationals are 6-21 in their last 27 Thursday games and 17-40 in their last 57 overall. The Reds are 6-0 in their last 6 Thursday games and 3-7 in their last 10 overall. The over is 5-2 in Nationals last 7 overall. The under is 10-4-1 in Reds last 15 overall. The Nationals are 10-1 in the last 11 meetings in Cincinnati. The Nationals are 22-6 in the last 28 meetings.
Corbin has been god awful all season long and there’s no way I can back him with any sort of confidence. Castillo has allowed just 17 hits and five earned runs in his last 19.1 innings. The Reds also need to win this game to have any chance of getting back in the wild card race. Only option here for me is the Reds, and I’ll take the RL for max betting value.
