The Texas Rangers and the Washington Nationals meet Friday in MLB action from Nationals Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Texas Rangers will send out Patrick Corbin for the start here, and Corbin is 3-4 with a 3.71 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Nationals, Corbin is 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA and 28 strikeouts. Michael Soroka will start this one for the Nationals and is 2-3 with a 5.81 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. This will be Soroka’s first career start against the Rangers.
Texas Rangers Recap
The Texas Rangers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-3 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays last time out to fall to 29-34 on the year. After this series, the Rangers will head on the road again for a series against the Minnesota Twins.
Rangers Drop Three Straight
Corey Seager has 32 hits, including 6 home runs and 12 RBIs, while Adolis Garcia has 44 hits with 11 doubles, 7 home runs, 27 RBIs, and 5 stolen bases. Josh Jung has 52 hits with 7 doubles, 7 home runs, and 23 RBIs, while Wyatt Langford has 46 hits with 8 doubles, 11 home runs, 26 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases, and Jonah Heim has 7 homers and 20 RBIs. Josh Smith has chipped in 49 hits with 7 doubles, 5 home runs, and 16 RBIs with 8 stolen bases, and Marcus Semien’s added 6 homers and 23 RBIs but has 53 strikeouts this season.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last five night games against National League opponents.
- The Nationals have lost each of their last four games against American League opponents following a home loss.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last five games following a loss.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five home games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Patrick Corbin has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one RBI in four of his five previous road appearances against NL East opponents.
- Patrick Corbin has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last eight appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Wyatt Langford has scored a run in five of the Rangers’ last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jake Burger has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances in night games against NL East teams that held a losing record.
- Joc Pederson has hit at least one home run in three of his last five appearances with his team as a road favorite against the Nationals.
- Wyatt Langford has recorded at least one Double in each of his last three road appearances against NL opponents.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Rangers’ last nine games against NL opponents.
Washington Nationals Recap
The Washington Nationals come into this game looking to bounce back from their 7-1 loss at the hands of the Chicago Cubs on Thursday to slip to 29-33 on the year. After this series, the Nationals will head on the road for a divisional series against the New York Mets.
Nationals Drop Rubber Match Vs. Cubs
Keibert Ruiz has 53 hits with 10 doubles and a pair of home runs with 22 RBIs, while James Wood has 65 hits with 16 doubles and a team-high 16 home runs, along with 45 RBIs and 9 stolen bases, while also putting up 73 strikeouts. Nathaniel Lowe has 52 hits with 10 doubles and 40 RBIs, along with 8 home runs and 69 strikeouts. CJ Abrams has 8 home runs and 20 RBIs along with 12 doubles and 11 stolen bases, while Luis Garcia Jr. has 14 doubles and 7 stolen bases of his own this season. Dylan Crews has also logged a team-high 11 stolen bases this season.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Nationals have won each of their last four games as home underdogs against AL West opponents following a home loss.
- The Rangers have lost eight of their last nine road games.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line each of their last six road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games against AL West opponents following a loss.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Josh Bell has hit a home run in three of the Nationals’ last four games against AL opponents.
- Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in six of his last seven appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- CJ Abrams has scored at least one run in seven of the Nationals’ last eight games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Michael Soroka has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents.
- Josh Bell has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Luis Garcia has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances in night games.
- Nathaniel Lowe has recorded a Single in each of his last nine appearances against former teams.
- James Wood ranks T7th in the league in Home Runs (16) this season.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Nationals’ last seven home games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the Rangers’ last seven night games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals Prediction
I’m on the Nationals here. I just think the Nationals are the more trustworthy team right now, which feels crazy for me to say, but I think that it’s the truth. The Rangers find new and creative ways to lose, and if you need proof of that, look at how the Rays walked off the Rangers on Thursday. The Nationals’ pitching staff hasn’t been elite by any stretch, but I think the Nats can get the job done in this one. Give me Washington here.