Oddsmakers give the Milwaukee Brewers (54-40) the edge (-256 on the moneyline) to add to their five-game winning streak when they square off against the Washington Nationals (38-56), at +206, on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Brandon Woodruff starts for Milwaukee while Washington will counter with Shinnosuke Ogasawara.

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Brewers vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Brewers (-256)
• Underdog: Nationals (+206)
• Over/under: 8.5

Brewers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Brewers betting info

• The Brewers have won 30 of the 46 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (65.2%).
• Milwaukee has played as moneyline favorites of -256 or shorter in only two games this season, which it won both.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Brewers have an implied win probability of 71.9%.
• Milwaukee has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 38 times this season for a 38-52-4 record against the over/under.
• The Brewers are 52-42-0 against the spread this season.

Brewers hitting info

• Jackson Chourio is hitting .260 with 24 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 18 walks.
• Among all batters in MLB action, Chourio’s home run total ranks 48th and his RBI tally ranks 19th.
• Chourio enters this game on a nine-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .316 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and eight RBIs.
• Christian Yelich has hit 19 home runs with 65 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Yelich ranks 17th in homers and 11th in RBI.
• Yelich enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .278 with two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Sal Frelick paces the Brewers with a .292 batting average.
• Brice Turang is batting .276 with 14 doubles, five home runs and 38 walks.

Brewers pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Brewers has a collective 8.7 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
• Milwaukee has the ninth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.68).
• The Brewers have the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.258).
• Brewers pitchers combine to give up the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (98 total, one per game).
• In its 8-3 win last time out, Milwaukee struck out seven Nationals batters while allowing six hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have been underdogs in 78 games this season and won 34 (43.6%) of those contests.
• Washington has a record of 1-2 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +206 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 32.7%.
• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 47 of its 93 games with a total this season.
• The Nationals are 47-46-0 ATS in their 93 games with a spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood is batting .282 this season with a team-high 24 home runs and 69 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Wood’s home run total is eighth, and his RBI total is eighth.
• C.J. Abrams’ batting average of .288 leads all Washington hitters this season.
• Abrams is 77th in home runs and 147th in RBI among all major league batters this season.
• Abrams brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with two doubles, a triple and an RBI.
• Luis Garcia has collected 76 base hits, an OBP of .301 and a slugging percentage of .396 this season.
• Nathaniel Lowe is batting .232 with an OBP of .298 and a slugging percentage of .401 this season.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (eight) in the majors this season.
• Washington has pitched to a 5.21 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.404 WHIP this season, fourth-worst in the majors.
• The Nationals have allowed the 22nd-fewest home runs this season with 116, or 1.2 per game.
• Last time out, Washington fell to the Brewers 8-3. Its pitchers compiled three strikeouts and 10 hits allowed.