The Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals meet Thursday in MLB action at Nationals Park. Here’s a Nationals vs Tigers Prediction. This article will include a Nationals vs Tigers Pick.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 54-33 on the year and play the Guardians, Rays, and Mariners next. The Detroit Tigers are batting .257 on the season, have a .325 OBP, and a .430 slugging percentage. The Detroit Tigers’ pitching staff has a 3.49 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Riley Greene leads the Detroit Tigers with 97 hits and 69 RBI, while Gleyber Torres and Zach McKinstry have combined for 150 hits and 68 RBI.
Dietrich Enns gets the ball for the Detroit Tigers, and he is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season. This will be Enns’ first career game against the Washington Nationals.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 36-50 on the year and play the Red Sox, Cardinals, and Brewers next. The Washington Nationals are batting .245 on the season, have a .312 OBP, and a .391 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals’ pitching staff has a 5.07 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. James Wood leads the Washington Nationals with 91 hits and 65 RBI, while CJ Abrams and Nathaniel Lowe have combined for 160 hits and 89 RBI.
Jake Irvin gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 6-3 with a 4.74 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season. Irvin is 1-1 with a 5.19 ERA and 6 strikeouts in his career against the Detroit Tigers.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Tigers have lost seven of their last eight night games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have won five of their last six night games against American League opponents.
- The Nationals have covered the run line each of their last five night games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line each of their last five night games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- The Tigers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five night games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Nationals have led after 5 innings in three of their last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Tigers have lost the first inning in three of their last four night games against NL East opponents.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Nationals have lost each of their last eight games following a win.
- The Tigers have won each of their last 12 games as favorites following a road loss.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine home games after playing the previous day.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Tigers have led after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The Tigers have won the first inning in three of their last four games as road favorites against National League opponents.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Amed Rosario has hit a home run in three of his last five appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- CJ Abrams has recorded a Double in three of his four previous appearances against the Tigers after playing the previous day.
- Luis Garcia has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 Thursday night appearances against teams that held a winning record.
- James Wood ranks 6th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.387) this season.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Spencer Torkelson has recorded a Double in four of the Tigers’ last five road games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Riley Greene has hit at least one home run in each of the Tigers’ last three games as favorites.
- Javier Baez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 road appearances.
- Riley Greene ranks T6th in the league in Hits (97) this season.
Nationals vs Tigers Prediction
Enns has just 31.1 MLB innings under his belt and has pitched just once in the last four years. I’m not excited to get behind Enns and this small sample size. However, the Tigers are comfortably the better team, and the Nationals haven’t won two straight games since May 30-31. Irvin is coming off a rough June, where he allowed 33 hits and 20 earned runs in 25.2 innings. Irvin also has a control issue, as he’s walked 10 in those frames. The Nationals don’t string wins together. Even with a shaky pitching situation, give me the Tigers.