The New York Yankees get set to take on the Washington Nationals in the finale of a three-game set Wednesday night inside Nationals Park from Washington, DC. They toss out the first pitch at 6:40 pm. New York has seen its offense catch fire lately, and they will look to feast on Nationals pitching.
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The Yankees have been a monster at times this season, and they are well over 20 games over .500. Slugger Aaron Judge is running away with the AL MVP award, and he is putting up some monster numbers, smacking 51 home runs and driving in 122 runs while batting a whopping .333 on the season.
As a team,, they have slugged 206 home runs on the season and collectively bat .251. They have a very stacked lineup from top to bottom, and as long as the offense stays hot, they will be able to score runs in bunches.
New York will hand the ball over to veteran hurler Carlos Rodon, who sports a mark of 14-8 and pitched really well this season. He tied his career-high in wins and has fanned 153 batters this season.
The Nationals have struggled all season long and will be on the outside looking in when the playoffs roll around. They are not a playoff team, and all they can do is maybe put a damper on the Yankees' attempts to win the AL East. If they can get some wins against them, they can make life harder for the Yankees.
They have had issues scoring runs all season long, and their pitching has also been a nonfactor this season. They have been rocked at times, and their starters have had issues going deep into games as well. The bullpen is shaky, and when you combine that all together, you get a rough season for the Nationals, who are buried in the basement of the NL East.
They are looking up at the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, who are not running away with the division but have some breathing room over the second-place Atlanta Braves. On offense, they are led by shortstop CJ Abrams, who has cracked 26 home runs to go along with driving in 62 runs for the Nationals, who, as a team, bat .244 on the season.
The Nationals will hand the ball over to MacKenzie Gore, who brings a mark of 7-11 onto the mound. He has an ERA of 4.51.
The Nationals are 3-2 in their last five games against the spread and 39-29 in their road games against the spread too. The totals have gone over in one out of their last five games and the totals have gone over in 30 out of their last 64 games at home.
The Yankees are 4-1 in their last five games and 4-1 in their last five games against the spread. They are also 37-30 in their road games against the number. The totals have also gone over in two out of their last five games.
