James Wood and Yordan Alvarez go head-to-head in a showdown of top-10 power hitters when the Washington Nationals (47-45) and the Houston Astros (45-48) meet at 6:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Wood has 24 home runs (seventh in MLB) for the favored Nationals (-138), and Alvarez ranks second in MLB play with 29 dingers this season for the underdog Astros (+114). Foster Griffin starts for Washington while Houston will counter with Spencer Arrighetti.

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Nationals vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-138)
• Underdog: Astros (+114)
• Over/under: 9

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have a 7-6 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 53.8% of those games).
• Washington has gone 3-2 (winning 60% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -138 or shorter.
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 58% in this matchup.
• Washington has played in 92 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 55 times (55-32-5).
• The Nationals have covered 60.9% of their games this season, going 56-36-0 ATS.

Nationals hitting info

• Wood has a team-best 24 home runs.
• Wood’s home runs rank seventh in MLB and he ranks ninth in RBI in MLB.
• C.J. Abrams has 16 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 31 walks while batting .274.
• Abrams currently ranks 20th in homers and fifth in RBI in the majors.
• Abrams heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .273 with two home runs and five RBIs.
• Luis Garcia has a team-best batting average of .281 and leads the Nationals in runs batted in (65).
• Garcia enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a double, three home runs, a walk and eight RBIs.
• Daylen Lile has 20 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 24 walks while batting .253.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals pitching staff ranks 24th in the majors with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has a 4.79 team ERA that ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.398).
• Nationals pitchers combine to allow the third-most home runs in baseball (129 total, 1.4 per game).
• In its 12-11 win last time out, Washington struck out six Astros batters while allowing 12 hits.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have been underdogs in 59 games this season and won 30 (50.8%) of those contests.
• Houston has entered 34 games this season as the underdog by +114 or more and is 17-17 in those contests.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• Houston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 49 of its 93 opportunities.
• In 93 games with a spread this season, the Astros are 45-48-0 ATS.

Astros hitting info

• Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.318), home runs (29) and runs batted in (67) this season.
• Alvarez ranks second in home runs and second in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Christian Walker is batting .240 with an OBP of .312 and a slugging percentage of .472 this season.
• Walker ranks 12th in homers and 15th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Walker enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .235 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes has 78 hits this season and a slash line of .251/.346/.418.
• Cam Smith has collected 69 hits this season and has an OBP of .298. He’s slugging .382 on the year.
• Smith has hit safely in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with a double and a walk.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the big leagues.
• Houston has pitched to a 4.76 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.389 as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• The Astros have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 127, or 1.4 per game.
• Houston pitchers struck out nine Nationals hitters while allowing 13 base hits in a 12-11 loss its last time out.