The Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet Sunday in MLB action at Chase Field. Here’s a Diamondbacks vs Nationals Prediction. This article will include a Diamondbacks vs Nationals Pick.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 33-32 on the year and play the Giants and Mariners next. The Washington Nationals are batting .246 on the season and have a .325 OBP and a .421 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals pitching staff has a 4.59 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. CJ Abrams leads the Washington Nationals with 67 hits and 48 RBI, while James Wood and Daylen Lile have combined for 132 hits and 70 RBI.
Cade Cavalli gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 3-3 with a 3.62 ERA and 74 strikeouts this season. This will be Cavalli’s first career game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview
The Arizona Diamondbacks are 33-31 on the year and play the Reds and Marlins next. The Arizona Diamondbacks are batting. 240 on the season, have a .304 OBP, and have a .388 slugging percentage. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ pitching staff has a 4.19 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. Corbin Carroll leads the Arizona Diamondbacks with 64 hits and 30 RBI, while Ildemaro Vargas and Ketel Marte have combined for 120 hits and 74 RBI.
Michael Soroka gets the ball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he is 7-3 with a 3.49 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. Soroka is 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in his career against the Washington Nationals.
Why the Arizona Diamondbacks will win
- The Diamondbacks have won five of their last six day games against National League opponents.
- The Nationals have lost three of their last four games after playing the previous day.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in seven of their last eight day games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in three of their last four games after playing the previous day.
- The Diamondbacks have led after 3 innings in each of their last six Sunday games as home favorites.
- The Diamondbacks have led after 5 innings in each of their last six Sunday games as home favorites.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The underdogs have won seven of the Nationals’ last eight games.
- The Diamondbacks have lost each of their last six day games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last eight road games.
- The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites against NL East opponents following a loss.
- The Diamondbacks have trailed after 3 innings in nine of their last 10 games.
- The Nationals have won the first inning in six of their last eight games against the Diamondbacks.
- The Diamondbacks have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last 10 games.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Nationals’ last eight day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Diamondbacks’ last five day games against NL East opponents has gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last eight games between the Nationals and Diamondbacks.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Nationals’ last nine day games against National League opponents.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Corbin Carroll has hit a home run in two of the Diamondbacks’ last three games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Michael Soroka has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five home appearances.
- Michael Soroka has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances with the Diamondbacks as favorites against NL opponents.
- James McCann has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with his team as a favorite against NL East opponents.
- Michael Soroka ranks T5th in the league for Wins (7) this season.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Luis Garcia has hit at least one home run in two of the Nationals’ last three games against NL West opponents.
- Keibert Ruiz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against NL West opponents.
- Nasim Nunez ranks 1st in the league in Steals (23) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Diamondbacks rank 1st in the league for triples this season (17).
- The Diamondbacks rank 30th in the league for strikeouts this season (454).
- The Nationals rank 1st in the league for runs scored this season (351).
- The Nationals rank 2nd in the league for RBIs this season (332).
Diamondbacks vs Nationals Prediction
The Diamondbacks are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, and nobody believes in the Nationals. However, as I said yesterday, people keep doubting the Nats, but they keep winning and cashing tickets. The Nationals also have 21 road wins this season. Soroka has been solid, but Cavalli has held his own with a 3.62 ERA and 1.42 WHIP through 64.2 innings, along with 74 strikeouts. I’m going to keep taking a shot with the Nationals and the more favorable price, as they’ve been one of the bigger surprises up to this point.