The Washington Nationals and New York Yankees clash Tuesday in game 1 of an MLB series at Yankee Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Nationals look to play spoiler after winning 7 of their last 9 games. The Nationals have the fourth-worst record in the NL at 57-68. The Nationals pitching staff is 27th in ERA (4.94), 28th in WHIP (1.45) and 21st in quality starts (39). The Nationals’ offense is 18th in runs per game (4.42), 5th in batting average (.262) and 29th in homers (113). Lane Thomas leads the Nationals with 142 hits and 69 RBI, while Joey Meneses and Dominic Smith have combined for 247 hits and 102 RBI. Josiah Gray gets the ball, and he is 7-10 with a 3.96 ERA and 114 strikeouts this season. This will be Gray’s first career game against the Yankees.

Washington Nationals Team Facts

• The Nationals have won four of their last five games as underdogs.
• The Nationals have covered the run line eight of their last nine road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last four games as road underdogs against AL East opponents.
• The Nationals have led after 3 innings in four of their last six games as underdogs.
• The Nationals have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games as underdogs.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

• Keibert Ruiz has hit a home run in each of the Nationals’ last three night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Lane Thomas has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Nationals’ last six night games against AL teams that held a losing record.
• Keibert Ruiz has scored at least one run in each of the Nationals’ last seven games against AL opponents.
• Keibert Ruiz has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Nationals’ last seven games against AL opponents.
• Lane Thomas has recorded at least one hit in each of the Nationals’ last 13 games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• CJ Abrams ranks T5th in the league in Steals (33) this season.

New York Yankees Betting Preview

The Yankees look to snap an 8-game losing streak. The Yankees are 9.5 games out of the AL wild card race. The Yankees pitching staff is 14th in ERA (4.11), 10th in WHIP (1.25) and 26th in quality starts (33). The Yankees offense is 23rd in runs per game (4.22), 29th in batting average (.232) and 8th in homers (168). Gleyber Torres leads the Yankees with 124 hits and 50 RBI, while Anthony Rizzo and Anthony Volpe have combined for 180 hits and 91 RBI. Carlos Rodon gets the ball, and he is 1-4 with a 7.33 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season. This will be Rodon’s first career game against the Nationals.

New York Yankees Team Facts

• The Yankees have lost each of their last eight games.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games.
• The Yankees have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night games.
• The Yankees have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four night games.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Yankees’ last four night games at Yankee Stadium.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

• Gleyber Torres has hit a home run in three of the Yankees’ last five home games.
• Aaron Judge has recorded at least one RBI in six of his last seven home appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Carlos Rodon has recorded seven or more strikeouts in 16 of his last 20 appearances against NL opponents.
• Aaron Judge has scored at least one run in 16 of his last 17 appearances with the Yankees as favorites against NL opponents.
• Harrison Bader has recorded at least one total base in each of his last six home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
• Aaron Judge has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against opponents that held a losing record.

Matchup/League Facts

• The New York Yankees ranks 30th in the league for doubles this season (158).
• The New York Yankees ranks T1st in the league for hits allowed this season (971).
• The Washington Nationals ranks 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (189).
• The Washington Nationals ranks 29th in the league for home runs this season (113).

Randy’s Pick

In what world are we laying these sorts of prices with the Yankees, a team that’s lost 8 straight games and is pretty much done in terms of the playoff race. Carlos Rodon hasn’t been good through 27 innings, allowing 23 hits and 18 walks. Also, the Nationals have won 7 of their last 9 games and are the most profitable team in baseball over the last 30 days. The value is with the Nats and the plus money. I’ll take it.