In this article we will formulate a Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, August 21st at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game two in the series.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 56-70 this year and they have lost five of their last six games. Washington lost the first game in this series and they only scored one run in the game. Prior to this series, the Nationals lost three out of four against the Phillies, split two games with the Orioles, and won two out of three against the Angels. Washington is 4-8 in their last 12 games and they are fourth in the NL East.
The Washington pitching staff has a 4.36 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and a .262 opponent batting average. The Nationals offense has scored 531 runs with a .243 batting average and a .311 on base percentage. CJ Abrams is batting .248 with 18 home runs and 60 RBI’s for the Nationals this season.
Colorado Rockies Betting Preview
The Colorado Rockies are 47-79 this season and they have won three of their last four games. Colorado won the first game in this series by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday night. Prior to this series, the Rockies won two out of three against the Padres, lost all three against the Diamondbacks, and won two out of three against the Braves. Colorado is 5-7 in their last 12 games and they are last in the NL West.
The Colorado pitching staff has a 5.51 ERA, a 1.52 WHIP, and a .287 opponent batting average. The Rockies offense has scored 537 runs with a .244 batting average and a .306 on base percentage. Ezequiel Tovar is batting .274 with 19 home runs and 55 RBI’s for the Rockies this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Colorado is Tanner Gordon, who is 0-4 with a 7.00 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP over 27.0 innings pitched this year. Gordon has allowed three earned runs or more in three of his last five starts. The projected starting pitcher for Washington is Mitchell Parker, who is 6-7 with a 4.44 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP over 115.2 innings pitched this season. Parker has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts, but did allow nine earned runs last time out.
Why the Nationals will beat the Rockies
- The Rockies have lost each of their last eight Wednesday games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have won seven of their last eight night games against the Rockies following a loss.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in seven of their last eight night games against the Rockies following a loss.
- The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five night games against NL East opponents following a win.
Why the Rockies will beat the Nationals
- The underdogs have won each of the Nationals’ last four games at Nationals Park.
- The Nationals have lost each of their last four games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have covered the run line in each of their last 11 games as road underdogs against NL East opponents following a win.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as home favorites against NL West opponents.
- The Rockies have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last 10 home games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Nationals’ last four games as favorites against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Rockies’ last five road games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Luis Garcia has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Nationals’ last eight home games against NL opponents.
- CJ Abrams has scored at least one run in each of the Nationals’ last seven games against the Rockies.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one total base in eight of his last nine appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a losing record.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one hit in eight of his last nine appearances in night games against NL West teams that held a losing record.
- CJ Abrams has hit a home run in two of the Nationals’ last three games against the Rockies.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Nationals’ last four games against NL West opponents.
Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts
- Jacob Stallings has hit a home run in two of his last three road appearances with the Rockies against NL opponents.
- Charlie Blackmon has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 appearances at Nationals Park.
- Jacob Stallings has recorded an RBI in each of his last four road appearances against NL opponents.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded a Double in each of the Rockies’ last four road games against NL East opponents.
- Ezequiel Tovar has recorded a Single in each of the Rockies’ last seven night games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Brenton Doyle has scored a run in each of the Rockies’ last seven games.
- Charlie Blackmon has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 15 appearances at Nationals Park.
Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction
Colorado comes into this game with some positive momentum, and while they are just 18-46 on the road this year, they won game one in Washington. The Rockies have the worst pitching staff in all of baseball, but they are right in the middle of the pack for runs scored. Washington is 28-33 at home this season and they are starting Mitchell Parker, who has been extremely inconsistent and was shelled last time out. Colorado is going with Tanner Gordon, who has some very ugly numbers on the season and can’t be trusted. I think we will see plenty of offense in this game, so my Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies prediction is for this game to go over the total.