The San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals meet Wednesday in MLB action from Nationals Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The San Diego Padres will send out Matt Waldron for the start here and Waldron is 5-9 with a 3.59 ERA and 99 strikeouts this season. In his career, Waldron is 0-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 10 strikeouts against Washington. The Nationals will send out Mitchell Parker for the start here and Parker is 5-5 with a 3.90 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. This will be Parker’s first career start against San Diego.
San Diego Padres Recap
The San Diego Padres will try to win the series after taking a 4-0 win in Tuesday’s series opener. The win put the Padres on track for back-to-back series wins after kicking off the second half of the season with their series win over Cleveland this past weekend.
Padres Looking To Make Up Ground In NL Playoff Race
Jurickson Profar has 106 hits along with a .299 batting average and 16 doubles with 15 homers and 60 RBIs. Jake Cronenworth has 58 RBIs while Fernando Tatis Jr. has belted a team-high 14 home runs, 86 hits, 71 strikeouts and 8 stolen bases as well this season, but is out of the lineup because of injury. Manny Machado has 13 home runs and 52 RBIs but also has 83 strikeouts while Ha-Seong Kim has 76 hits with 3 triples, 12 doubles, 10 home runs, 40 RBIs and a team-high 19 stolen bases.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Nationals have lost each of their last six games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Padres have won seven of their last eight night games after playing the previous day.
- The Padres have covered the run line in seven of their last eight road games after playing the previous day.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line each of their last five night games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
Washington Nationals Recap
The Washington Nationals will look to bounce back after starting the series on the wrong foot with their defeat in Tuesday’s opener. The loss wasn’t ideal for a Nationals team looking for a third straight series win after bookending the all-star break with series wins over Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
Nationals Looking To Keep Momentum Going
CJ Abrams leads the Nationals with 98 hits along with 15 home runs and 49 RBIs to go along with 21 doubles, 6 triples and 16 stolen bases. Luis Garcia Jr. has 17 doubles with 45 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. Jacob Young has 24 stolen bases while Lane Thomas has 26 stolen bases and Jesse Winker has 14 stolen bases with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs this season.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Padres have lost each of their last six games as road favorites against NL East opponents following a road win.
- The Nationals have won four of their last five games as underdogs.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as road favorites against NL East opponents following a road win.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in seven of their last eight night games against the Padres following a home loss.
Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction
I’m on the Nationals here. I think the Padres have some solid numbers as of late against left-handed pitching, but in July, they haven’t faced a ton of lefties and I think those numbers are a bit inflated. This is still a Padres lineup that’s been struggling and I don’t know if I trust consistent offense from this squad. On the other side, the Nationals have been solid against right-handed pitching and they’re not striking out a whole lot, which is what Matt Waldron needs to succeed. I think the Nationals get some measure of revenge here, so give me the Nats.