Friday's game at Nationals Park between the Washington Nationals (52-64) and the Los Angeles Angels (51-64) should be a hard-fought battle with the Nationals winning by a final score of 5-4, according to our computer projections. First pitch is on August 9th at 6:45 PM ET.
The Nationals will use Mitchell Parker (6-6, 4.06 ERA), who is looking for his seventh win of the season, while the Angels will use Jose Soriano (6-7, 3.47 ERA).
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Nationals vs Angels game information and odds
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Nationals vs Angels score prediction
The predictions for this game are Nationals 5, Angels 4.
Nationals vs Angels overall predictions
Total Predictions: 9+
Nationals Performance Insights
Oddsmakers have not projected the Nationals as favorites in their last 10 games. In their last 10 games where the total runs were scored, Washington and their opponents have combined to score the over eight times. This season, the Nationals have won 10 of 18 games in which they were projected as favorites, giving them a 55.6% win rate. This season, Washington is 7-3 in games where oddsmakers project them as -120 or better as a favorite, giving them a 70% win rate. Sportsbook moneylines give the Nationals a 54.5% chance of winning. This season, Washington is 16th in the major leagues with 496 total runs allowed. The Nationals' team ERA of 4.40 is 24th among all pitchers in the league.
Angels Performance Insights
In six of the last 10 meetings played as underdogs, the Angels have a 4-2 record. In terms of over/under, Los Angeles and their opponents have a 4-4-2 record in the last 10 meetings. The Angels have been picked as underdogs in 92 games this year and have won 43 of those games (46.7%). In games where sportsbooks have the Angels favored at +100 or less on the moneyline, Los Angeles has a 38-38 record. Sportsbooks suggest the Angels have a 50% chance of winning based on the moneyline setting for this matchup. Los Angeles is the fifth-lowest scoring team in MLB, allowing 4.1 runs per game (469 total runs). The Angels have the 26th-best ERA (4.54) in the majors this season.
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National Tournament Schedule
Date Opponent Score Pitcher Matchup Aug. 4 Brewers 4-3 W Mitchell Parker vs Tobias Myers Aug. 5 Giants 4-1 L Patrick Corbin vs Logan Webb Aug. 6 Giants 11-5 W Mackenzie Gore vs Hayden Birdsong Aug. 7 Giants 7-4 L Jake Irvin vs Blake Snell Aug. 8 Giants 9-5 L DJ Hurts vs Kyle Harrison Aug. 9 Angels – Mitchell Parker vs Jose Soriano Aug. 10 Angels – Patrick Corbin vs Griffin Canning Aug. 11 Angels – Mackenzie Gore vs Davis Daniel Aug. 13 @ Orioles – Jake Irvin vs Trevor Rogers 8/14 @ Orioles – DJ Hurts vs Dean Kremer 8/15 @ Phillies – Mitchell Parker vs Zack Wheeler
Angels Schedule
Date Opponent Score Pitcher Matchup Aug. 3 Mets W 5-4 Jose Soriano vs David Peterson Aug. 4 Mets W 3-2 Griffin Canning vs Jose Quintana Aug. 7 @ Yankees L 5-2 Davis Daniel vs Luis Gil Aug. 7 @ Yankees W 8-2 Carson Fulmer vs Will Warren Aug. 8 @ Yankees W 9-4 Tyler Anderson vs Nestor Cortes Jr. Aug. 9 @ Nationals – Jose Soriano vs Mitchell Parker Aug. 10 @ Nationals – Griffin Canning vs Patrick Corbin Aug. 11 @ Nationals – Davis Daniel vs Mackenzie Gore Aug. 12 Blue Jays – Davis Daniel vs Beauden Francis
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