The Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals will face each other in a three-game weekend series in Washington, D.C., at Nationals Park. The first pitch of Game 1 is scheduled for 6:45 PM ET on Friday night and will air on Bally Sports Ohio and MASN.
The Cincinnati Reds have won five of the last seven games, including a 2-1 series win at home against the Miami Marlins in their previous series before the All-Star Break, which ended with a 2-3 loss in Game 3 of the series on Sunday with the loss.
The loss also ended their three-game winning streak and dropped the record for the Reds to three games below .500 at 47-50, which puts them in 4th place in the NL Central and 8 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for 1st place in the division and three games behind the New York Mets for the final Wild Card spot in the National League.
This will be the second series this season between the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals. The Reds won the previous series 2-1 at home and outscored the Nationals 6.67 to 4.67 runs per game in those matchups.
The Cincinnati Reds will look to start the post-All-Star Break off with a win when they travel to face the Washington Nationals for Game 1 of the three-game weekend series.
The Washington Nationals enter the 2nd half of the 2024 MLB season 18.5 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for 1st place in the NL East and nine games below .500 at 44-53, which also puts them six games behind the New York Mets for the final spot in the National League Wild Card race.
The Nationals have also compiled a record of 3-7 over their last ten games; however, they are coming off a 2-1 series win on the road against the Milwaukee Brewers in their final series before the MLB All-Star Break, which ended with a 3-9 loss in Game 3 of the series on Sunday. Jake Irvin struggled in his 2nd consecutive start, lasting his fewest innings pitched in a start this season at four while allowing six runs and striking out three batters in his 8th loss of the season.
The Nationals have lost six of the previous ten games in the series against the Reds and have been outscored by Cincinnati 4.5 to 5.4 runs per game in those matchups. The Washington Nationals will look to win their 3rd game in their last four matchups when they host the Cincinnati Reds for Game 1 of the series on Friday night.
JustBet has the Cincinnati Reds listed as -120 moneyline favorites on the road against the Washington Nationals for Game 1 of the series on Friday night. Cincinnati has won six of the last ten games with an average margin of .9 runs per game and two of the three games this season with an average margin of 2 runs per game.
Neither team is above .500 this season; however, neither is out of the National League wild Card race. Cincinnati has dominated the series on the road, winning seven of the last eight road games and four of the previous five road games this season. Take the moneyline for the Cincinnati Reds when they travel to face the Washington Nationals for Game 1 of the series on Friday night.
