Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 9-24-24 MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals Prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, September 24th, at Nationals Park. 

Nationals Look to Bounce Back

The Nationals faced off against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, and the offense couldn’t get anything going. The offense scored zero runs, and they ended up losing. Jake Irvin went four innings and gave up four hits and five runs. The Nationals are averaging 4.09 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.76 runs per game. The offense is ranked 24th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 25th. CJ Abrams has hit 20 home runs and driven in 65 RBIs so far this season. 

Getting the start for the Nationals will be Mitchell Parker, who sits with a 7-10 record and an ERA of 4.44. In his last start against the New York Mets, he went 3.2 innings giving up seven hits and five runs. 

Why the Nationals Will Beat the Royals 

• The Royals have lost each of their last seven games.
• The Nationals have won each of their last four games as underdogs against American League opponents following a loss.
• The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last eight home games against American League opponents following a loss.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine Tuesday games as road favorites.
• The Nationals have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games at Nationals Park.
• The Nationals have led after 3 innings in each of their last three home night games.

Royals’ Offense Has been Awful

Heading into this game the Royals’ offense has been awful and over the last five games they have scored four runs total. On Sunday, against the San Francisco Giants, they were defeated 2-0. Seth Lugo went seven innings, giving up three hits and two runs, but it was wasted because of the bad offense. The Royals are averaging 4.61 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.06 runs per game. The offense is ranked 24th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 25th. Bobby Witt has hit 32 home runs and driven in 108 RBIs so far this season. 

Getting the start for the Royals will be Cole Ragans, who sits with an 11-9 record and an ERA of 3.24. In his last start against the Detroit Tigers, he went seven innings, giving up four hits and one run. 

Why the Royals Will Beat the Nationals

• The Royals have won eight of their last nine road games against National League opponents.
• The Nationals have lost 16 of their last 18 night games following a road loss.
• The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last nine road games against National League opponents.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in three of their last four home games against teams that held a winning record.

Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals Prediction

This game is going to be a good old-fashioned pitchers’ duel. Ragans has been strong this season and in his last start, he gave up only one run. The Nationals’ offense is going to really struggle to get any sort of offense going here. The Royals bats have been ice-cold, and they are going to really struggle to get any sort of offense going here, Parker. Neither team is reaching three runs here. Back the under.