Diamondbacks vs Nationals Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 5/6/23

The Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet Saturday in MLB action at Chase Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Washington Nationals have scored 7 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Nationals have lost 10 of their last 11 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Joey Meneses leads the Nationals with 35 hits and 10 RBI, while Lane Thomas and Jeimer Candelario have combined for 59 hits and 28 RBI. MacKenzie Gore gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 3.77 ERA and 39 strikeouts this season. This will be Gore’s second career game against the Diamondbacks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 19 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 10 games. The Diamondbacks have won 10 of their last 16 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Corbin Carroll leads the Diamondbacks with 31 hits and 9 RBI, while Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Christian Walker have combined for 58 hits and 39 RBI. Tommy Henry gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 6.52 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. This will be Henry’s first career game against the Nationals.

The Nationals are 16-41 in their last 57 Saturday games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Diamondbacks are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series and 3-7 in their last 10 vs. National League East. The under is 4-0 in Nationals last 4 overall. The over is 4-0 in Diamondbacks last 4 overall. The Nationals are 14-6 in the last 20 meetings in Arizona.

I’m not thrilled with this pitching matchup, and you can argue the Nats have the edge with MacKenzie Gore on the bump. However, the Arizona Diamondbacks continue to find consistent offensive success, and we can’t say the same for the Nationals. It’s hard to back the Nats against decent or above average teams. The Diamondbacks look like they can be that this season. I’ll lay the juice with the home team.