The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Washington Nationals meet Thursday in MLB action from Nationals Park. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview
The Diamondbacks took on the Chicago White Sox in their last series. Arizona lost 9-2 in the Saturday matchup but otherwise took wins 7-1 and 12-5 to take the set. After a 5-0 shutout win over Washington on Tuesday, in game two Arizona took a 3-1 loss. Starter Brandon Pfaadt finished with 6.1 innings, three earned, five hits and four walks.
In the starter role for the finale the Diamondbacks will send out Ryne Nelson. This year Nelson is 4-5 with a 5.49 ERA and 41 Ks in 57.1 innings over 12 games (11 starts). Nelson is 13-14 with a 5.04 ERA in 44 career games (41 starts).
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
Over on the Nationals’ side, they played the Miami Marlins last weekend. Washington won all three of those games 8-1, 4-0 and 3-1. In the game two matchup versus the Diamondbacks on Wednesday the Nationals out-hit Arizona 6-4. Starting pitcher Patrick Corbin had 5.0 innings with one earned on three hits and three walks.
MacKenzie Gore will start for the Nationals on Thursday. This year Gore is 6-5 with a 3.24 ERA in 14 starts. He’s got 91 Ks in 75.0 innings. Gore is 17-19 with a 4.13 ERA in 57 career games (54 starts). The Nationals will meet the Rockies after this series.
Diamondbacks vs Nationals Pick Injury Notes
Diamondbacks SS Jordan Lawlar is expected to miss four to six weeks of action following his diagnosis of a Grade 1 left hamstring strain.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Nationals’ last four day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Diamondbacks’ last six day games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last three games as favorites.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Keibert Ruiz has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances in day games.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances.
- Lane Thomas has hit a home run in three of the Nationals’ last four games as favorites.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded six or more strikeouts in four of his five previous appearances in day games against teams that held a losing record.
- Joey Gallo has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four home appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances.
- Keibert Ruiz has scored a run in seven of his last eight appearances in day games.
Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has recorded an RBI in five of his last six appearances in day games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Christian Walker has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 12 appearances against the Nationals after playing the previous day.
- Corbin Carroll has scored at least one run in eight of the Diamondbacks’ last nine games as underdogs against NL opponents.
- Christian Walker has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven road appearances against the Nationals after playing the previous day.
- Joc Pederson has hit at least one home run in three of his last five road appearances against the Nationals after playing the previous day.
- Christian Walker has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances against the Nationals after playing the previous day.
Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction
I’ll stay with the Nationals. Gore had a rough outing versus the Mets on June 3, losing with 4.1 innings and six earned. Since then however, Gore is 2-0 with just two earned in 12.0 innings total. As for Nelson, he’s coming off a nice start with 6.0 innings and one earned in a win over the White Sox.
On Wednesday the Nats got a couple of big hits from Jesse Winker (two RBI; homer) and Ildemaro Vargas. (RBI) but otherwise not much was happening. That said, the pitching can cover Thursday if all goes well.