The Washington Nationals and the Milwaukee Brewers meet in game two of their three-game series in MLB action from American Family Field on Saturday.

Nationals Fall Short Vs. Brewers

The Washington Nationals started the series with a thud after a 5-3 loss to Milwaukee in Friday’s series opener. The loss dropped the Nationals to 65-83 on the year, sitting 11.5 games back in the NL East race. Entering Friday, Lane Thomas leads the Nationals with 155 hits and 24 home runs with 78 RBIs while Joey Meneses has a .278 batting average and 79 RBIs with Meneses and Thomas each posting a team-high 33 doubles as well. CJ Abrams also has 5 triples as well this season. Trevor Williams will start for the Nationals here and is 6-10 with a 5.44 ERA and 106 strikeouts this season.

Washington Nationals Team Facts

The Nationals have won four of their last five games as underdogs against the Brewers following a loss.
The Nationals have failed to cover the run line six of their last seven games against teams that held a winning record.
The Nationals have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four road games against NL Central opponents.
The Nationals have won the first inning in each of their last four night games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

CJ Abrams ranks 5th in the league in Steals (41) this season.

Brewers Pick Up Big Win

The Milwaukee Brewers snagged a big win for their playoff and division aspirations after their triumph over the Nationals on Friday. The win propelled the Brewers to 83-64 on the year, sitting 5.5 games clear atop the NL Central. Entering Friday, Christian Yelich leads the Brewers with 143 hits, in addition to 70 RBIs and a .274 batting average as well as a .363 OBP while Willy Adames comes in with a team-leading 24 home runs and 76 RBIs. William Contreras leads the Brewers with 34 doubles while Adames has the unfortunate distinction of leading the Brewers with 149 strikeouts this season. Corbin Burnes will start for the Brewers here and is 9-8 with a 3.47 ERA and 181 strikeouts this season.

Milwaukee Brewers Team Facts

The Brewers have won each of their last six night games against the Nationals at American Family Field following a home win.
The Brewers have covered the run line in each of their last nine night games against the Nationals following a win.
The Brewers have led after 7 innings in each of their last four home games against opponents that held a losing record.

Matchup/League Facts

The Milwaukee Brewers rank 1st in the league for opponent batting average this season (.227).
The Milwaukee Brewers rank 1st in the league for hits allowed this season (1107).
The Washington Nationals rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (227).
The Washington Nationals rank 29th in the league for home runs this season (136).

Chris’ Pick

I’m on the Brewers again here. I just think that Milwaukee’s the better team playing better baseball right now, and Corbin Burnes gives the Brewers a clear edge over Washington in the starting pitching department. Trevor Williams has been extremely hit or miss this season and I think the Nats are at the point where it’s sinking in that it’s finally coming to an end. I’ll roll with the Brew Crew for another solid W here.