The Washington Nationals are on the road at the Texas Rangers on Thursday. This is the third and final game of the series. The Rangers won Game 1. Washington bounced back with a 1-0 shut-out win in Game 2. This is the rubber match.
The Washington Nationals are now 15-15 on the season. Washington sits in fourth place in the National League East. Washington is only ahead of the Miami Marlins in the division. The Nationals are 11-7 on the road this season.
For the Texas Rangers, their loss on Wednesday dropped them to 16-15 on the season. The Rangers are in second place in the American League West. Texas comes into the game with a 9-9 record at home this season.
The Texas Rangers are big favorites in this game. Texas is listed at -210 over the Nationals in this one.
Pitching Matchup
Mitchell Parker is slated to make the start for Washington. Parker is 2-0 on the season with a 1.69 earned run average. Parker has thrown 16 innings on the season, and struck out 14 batters. His last outing was on April 27th in Miami. In that game, he went 4 innings, and allowed 6 hits and a single run.
For the Texas Rangers, Nathan Eovaldi will get the start. The 34 year old from Houston has been in Major League Baseball since 2011. Eovaldi is 1-2 on the season, with a 3.00 earned run average. He has struck out 36 batters in 36 innings this season. His last start was on April 26th, where he went 6 innings, and allowed 3 hits and a single earned run.
Big Bats Both Sides
The Washington Nationals are enjoying the start of the season from CJ Abrams. The shortstop is hitting just shy of .300, and has 7 home runs on the season. Abrams leads the team with 22 runs scored. The Nationals as a team are hitting .233, which is 21st in all of Major League Baseball. Washington has 27 homeruns, which is in the bottom third of all of the league.
In the win on Wednesday, Alex Call was the lone Nationals bat with a run batted in. Washington picked up five hits total, with two of them from designated hitter Nick Senzel.
The Texas Rangers had six hits in the game, but they were spread out up and down the lineup. Texas struck out 9 times in the game. The Rangers are 19th in the league in runs scored with 4.1 per game. The Rangers team batting average is .233 on the season.
Adolis Garcia is the top hitter for the Rangers. The slugger is hitting just shy of .300 on the season. The power supply for Texas also comes from Garcia, with 8 homeruns. Evan Carter and Marcus Semien also have five home runs on the season.
Betting Pick
We like the Texas Rangers to use their bats, and a strong start from Eovaldi. The Rangers are the better team, and will win this game, and the series at home. Look for Texas to score a few early and cruise in this one.
In fact, we are going to take the Texas Rangers -1.5 (+105) over the Washington Nationals on Thursday. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
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