The Washington Nationals and the Boston Red Sox meet Saturday in MLB action from Fenway Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Washington Nationals will start Jake Irvin here and Irvin is 2-3 with a 3.72 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. This will be Irvin’s first career start against the Red Sox. Cooper Criswell will get the start for Boston and is 2-1 with a 1.74 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. This will be Criswell’s first career start against Washington.
Washington Nationals Recap
The Washington Nationals will look to build on their series opening 5-1 win over Boston on Friday. The win for Washington carried over some momentum after their series split with the Orioles and their series win over the Toronto Blue Jays before that.
Nationals Providing Value And Strong Play At The Plate
CJ Abrams leads the Nationals with 37 hits including 7 home runs and 20 RBIs with 7 doubles and 4 triples as well. Lane Thomas also has 10 RBIs and 11 stolen bases while Jesse Winker has 4 home runs, 8 doubles and 18 RBIs. Trey Lipscomb has 7 stolen bases and Luis Garcia Jr. has a team-high 10 doubles and 7 stolen bases of his own. Jacob Young’s added a team-high 13 stolen bases this season.
Boston Red Sox Recap
The Boston Red Sox come into this one looking to bounce back after starting their set with the loss to the Nats. That loss wasn’t what the doctor ordered as Boston suffered series losses to the Braves and Twins in the last week as well. Red Sox Starting To Struggle At The Dish Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with 42 hits along with 9 stolen bases, 8 doubles, 6 triples and 34 strikeouts and also has 15 RBIs so far this season. Tyler O’Neill has a team-high 9 home runs and Triston Casas has 6 homers with 10 RBIs as well while Wilyer Abreu has a team-leading 9 doubles. Ceddanne Rafaela also has a team-leading 20 RBIs this season.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Nationals have lost each of their last seven games against American League opponents following a road win.
- The Red Sox have won each of their last four games against National League opponents following a home loss.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line each of their last six day games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven games against American League opponents following a road win.
- The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four day games against AL East opponents.
- The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four day games.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Nationals have won each of their last three games as underdogs against the Red Sox.
- The Red Sox have lost each of their last three games as favorites against NL East opponents.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last four games.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games as underdogs against American League opponents.
Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals Prediction
I’m on the Nationals here. Irvin’s pitched better on the road this season for Washington and I really didn’t like what I saw from Boston in a much more winnable matchup for them on Friday against Patrick Corbin, who they realistically made look like Sandy Koufax a few times in that game. This Red Sox offense has been abysmal during this recent skid they’ve been on, and I’m not going to back them blindly just because. I need to see a pulse from this team before putting any of my hard earned money on them. Give me the Nationals and the plus money.