The Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals meet Saturday in MLB action from Nationals Park. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Miami Marlins Betting Preview
The Marlins played the New York Mets in their last series. Miami won the first installment of that set 4-2 but then took losses 10-4 and 3-2 in the remaining pair. On Friday in the opener versus the Nationals, the Marlins coughed up seven runs in the third inning during an 8-1 blowout loss. Starting pitcher Shaun Anderson gave up 10 hits for seven earned in 2.0 frames.
In the starter slot for the Saturday matchup the Marlins will send out Trevor Rogers. This year Rogers is 1-7 with a 5.37 ERA in 13 starts. He’s got 52 Ks in 62.0 innings. Rogers is 14-30 with a 4.34 ERA in 72 career starts.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
Over on the Nationals’ side, they took on the Detroit Tigers this week. Washington did well in the first two games of that series with wins 5-4 and 7-5. Thursday was a loss 7-2 however. In the Friday game the Nats got 7.0 innings, five hits, one walk, one earned and 10 Ks from starter MacKenzie Gore.
It’ll be DJ Herz in the starter role for the Nationals on Saturday. So far this year Herz is 0-1 with a 6.48 ERA and eight Ks in 8.1 innings over the first two starts of his MLB career.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Marlins’ last seven day games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Nationals’ last six day games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last seven games as home favorites against NL East opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Marlins’ last three day games against National League opponents.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Lane Thomas has hit a home run in seven of his last eight home appearances against the Marlins.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one Double in each of his last three appearances with the Nationals as home favorites.
- Lane Thomas has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his last eight home appearances against the Marlins.
- Lane Thomas has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last eight home appearances against the Marlins.
- Lane Thomas has scored a run in each of his last eight home appearances against the Marlins.
- Lane Thomas has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 appearances against the Marlins.
- Luis Garcia has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight appearances with the Nationals as favorites against the Marlins.
Miami Marlins Player Prop Facts
- Jazz Chisholm has hit a home run in two of the Marlins’ last three games against the Nationals.
- Bryan De La Cruz has recorded at least one RBI in eight of his last nine road appearances against the Nationals after playing the previous day.
- Tim Anderson has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last six road appearances against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Jazz Chisholm has scored at least one run in four of the Marlins’ last five games at Nationals Park.
- Bryan De La Cruz has recorded at least one Single in each of the Marlins’ last eight day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Trevor Rogers has recorded four or more strikeouts in nine of his last 10 appearances with the Marlins as underdogs against NL East opponents.
- Bryan De La Cruz has recorded at least one hit in each of the Marlins’ last 10 day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jesus Sanchez has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Prediction
I’ll stay with Miami. Rogers had a spotty start in a loss versus the Rangers on June 2, giving up four earned on six hits and two walks in 6.0 innings. In his last start however, Rogers bounced back well with 5.0 innings, one earned, two hits and four walks in a no-decision versus Cleveland. As for Herz, he’s coming off 4.1 innings and two earned versus the Braves.
On Friday in the opener matchup, the Marlins really only had the one bad inning. Miami didn’t get much on offense from anyone not named Tim Anderson (three hits; run), though. It’s going to take a better effort at the plate Saturday.