The Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers meet Saturday in MLB action at American Family Field. The Washington Nationals need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Milwaukee Brewers look for a win after winning six of their last nine games.
The Washington Nationals have scored six runs in their last three games and three or fewer runs in six of their last eight games. The Nationals have lost 18 straight games when scoring three or fewer runs. Cesar Hernandez leads the Nationals with 45 hits and 8 RBI, while Josh Bell and Maikel Franco have combined for 82 hits and 43 RBI. Patrick Corbin gets the ball, and he is 0-6 with a 6.28 ERA and 36 strikeouts this season. Corbin is 3-6 with a 4.55 ERA and 64 strikeouts in his career against the Brewers.
The Milwaukee Brewers have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last 10 games. The Brewers have won 11 of their last 13 games when scoring four or more runs. Hunter Renfroe leads the Brewers with 36 hits and 18 RBI, while Christian Yelich and Rowdy Tellez have combined for 66 hits and 52 RBI. Brandon Woodruff gets the ball, and he is 4-2 with a 5.35 ERA and 43 strikeouts this season. Woodruff is 3-0 with a 0.70 ERA and 33 strikeouts in his career against the Nationals.
The Nationals are 20-41 in their last 61 road games and 29-67 in their last 96 overall. The Brewers are 5-1 in their last 6 home games and 20-9 in their last 29 overall. The over is 19-7-3 in Nationals last 29 road games. The over is 10-4-1 in Brewers last 15 overall. The Nationals are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Milwaukee and 1-5 in the last 6 meetings.
Patrick Corbin has been rough for the last few years and this season is no different where he’s allowed 46 hits and 27 earned runs through 38.2 innings. Brandon Woodruff has had his issues as well, but he’s shown enough over the years to believe he’ll get back on track, especially at home. The Washington Nationals also have issues finding offensive success. Give me the Brewers and the RL for max betting value. Backing Corbin isn’t an option.