The Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox will start a three game series on Friday. The Washington Nationals come into the game with an 18-18 record. That is fourth in the National League East. Washington is only ahead of the Miami Marlins. The Nationals are coming off an extra inning loss to the Orioles on Wednesday.
For the Boston Red Sox, they are 19-18 on the season. The Red Sox are third place in the American League East. Boston is ahead of Toronto and Tampa Bay. The Red Sox were shut-out by the Braves on Wednesday.
The Boston Red Sox are -205 in this game. The total for this affair is 8.5.
Visitors from Washington D.C.
Washington is scoring 4.2 runs per game. The team batting average is at .231 on the season. Washington has clubbed 32 homeruns on the season. Luis Garcia leads the team in batting average, as he is hitting .321 so far. The power supply is going through CJ Abrams. He has 7 homes and 7 doubles on the season.
The pitching has seen Washington allow 4.4 runs per game. The Nationals are giving up more than 9 hits per game. Opponents are hitting .265 against them. In the two games against Baltiore, the Nationals outscored the Orioles 9-7.
Patrick Corbin is going to get the start for the Washington Nationals in this game. The veteran lefthander is off to a rough start this season. Corbin is 0-3 on the season with a 6.45 earned run average. He has thrown 37.2 innings on the season, and struck out 25 batters, while walking 14.
Home Team – Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox will send Tanner Houck to the hill. Houck is 3-3 on the season. He sits with a 1.99 earned run average. Houck has struck out 46 batters in 45.1 innings, while walking just 7. The righthander is coming off an outing where he allowed 6 hits and 4 runs over 6 innings.
Tyler O’Neill is having a good start to his first season with the Red Sox. The former Cardinals slugger is hitting .283, and he leads the team with 9 homeruns on the season. Connor Wong and Triston Casas are also going deep for Boston, with 11 combined between the two young hitters.
The pitching for Boston has been better than many expected. The Red Sox are allowing teams to score 3.5 runs per game. Opponents are hitting .224 against them, and they have the best team ERA in the league.
Red Sox Beat Nationals
The Boston Red Sox are going to win this game over the Washington Nationals. The Red Sox with Houck on the hill are the team to bet on. Houck has been pretty good this season, and we expect him to throw the baseball well here.
The Red Sox offense gets to Corbin and wins the game. The final bet for this game is the Boston Red Sox -1.5 (+104) over the Washington Nationals. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
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