Nationals vs. Rockies: Betting Preview for August 22
Published 1:24 am Thursday, August 22, 2024
When the Washington Nationals (57-70) match up with the Colorado Rockies (47-80) at Nationals Park on Thursday, August 22 at 1:05 p.m. ET, Jacob Young will be seeking his 30th stolen base of the season (he currently has 29).
The Nationals, at -120, are favored in this game, while the Rockies are underdogs at +100. The total for this matchup is 9.
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Nationals vs. Rockies Game Info
- Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Time: 1:05 p.m. ET
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Venue: Nationals Park
- TV Channel: MASN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Nationals -120
- Moneyline Underdog: Rockies +100
- Over/Under: 9 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Nationals Probable Starting Pitcher
- Patrick Corbin (2-12) takes the mound for the Nationals in his 26th start of the season. He has a 5.92 ERA in 135 1/3 innings pitched, with 99 strikeouts.
- The lefty’s most recent time out was on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- Corbin is trying to secure his seventh quality start of the season in this game.
- Corbin has put up 20 starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
- He has had one appearance this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
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Nationals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Nationals have hit the fewest home runs in MLB action this season (105).
- Washington’s .377 slugging percentage is 24th in MLB.
- The Nationals rank 14th in MLB with a .244 batting average.
- Washington has the No. 18 offense in MLB action, scoring 4.2 runs per game (537 total runs).
- The Nationals are 15th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .311.
- The Nationals strike out 7.4 times per game, the fifth-best mark in baseball.
- Washington has a 4.34 team ERA that ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Washington’s pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in MLB (1.347).
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