Wednesday afternoon baseball and we will see the Washington Nationals take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Free Pick to follow. First pitch is scheduled for a 1:05 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Betting Odds
Nationals +113
Yankees -123
Over/ Under: 8.5 U -120
This is game 2 of a brief 2 game series between these Interleague foes. The Yankees last night used a big 7th inning and another strong outing by Tanaka to beat the Nationals by a score of 6-1. The Yanks are now 33-25 on the year and have increased their lead for first place in the AL East to 2.5 games over Tampa Bay. The Nats continue to slide as they have now lost 9 of their last 11 games, but still they are just a half a game behind the Mets for the lead in the NL East.
The Nationals rank 11th in scoring (4.26 rpg), 17th in hitting (.251) and 11th in homers (60), while on the mound they are 17th in ERA (3.91) and 22nd in WHIP (1.32). The Nats are 24-9 in their last 33 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 26-9 in Gonzalez's last 35 starts with 5 days of rest, but just 16-37 in their last 53 interleague games as an underdog.
New York ranks 3rd in scoring (4.67 rpg), 18th in hitting (.250) and 3rd in homers (76), while on the mound they are 9th in ERA (3.69) and 11th in WHIP (1.24). The Yanks are 37-14 in their last 51 interleague home games vs. a left-handed starter and 51-22 in their last 73 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Getting the ball for the Nationals today will be Gio Gonzalez, who is 4-3 with 4.57 ERA overall, while on the road he has gone 2-2 with a 5.71 ERA. Gio has gone 1-5 with a 7.30 ERA in 7 career starts vs the Yanks, including a 1-1 mark and a 5.56 ERA in 2 starts at Yankee Stadium.
Taking the hill for the Yankees today will be Nathan Eovaldi, who has gone 5-1 with a 4.16 ERA in 11 starts this year, while at home he is 3-0 with a 3.90 ERA. Nathan has struggled with the Nats in his career going 2-4 with a 5.32 ERA in 8 starts vs them.
Pick: I will go with the Over here. The Yanks offense is on fire right now as they have averaged 6.1 rpg in their last 7 games and the Nats have allowed allowed 5.6 rpg in their last 10 games. Gio Gonzalez has not been sharp this year as he has a 5.71 ERA on the road, while in 7 career starts vs the Yanks he has a 7.30 ERA. Nathan Eovaldi is getting wins but his ERA isn't great and the Nats do have plenty of pop in their bats. Nathan's home games have averaged 11.6 rpg, while Gio's road starts ave put up 9.5 rpg. I see at least 11 in this one.
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