The Washington Nationals (52-51) match up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (53-49) a game after C.J. Abrams had a four-hit performance in an 8-0 win over the Rockies. The Diamondbacks are favored (-122) in this matchup with the Nationals (-100), which begins at 6:45 p.m. ET on Friday. Arizona’s Eduardo Rodriguez gets the start against Washington’s Carson Palmquist.
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Diamondbacks to win vs Nationals -122
Diamondbacks vs. Nationals betting lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-122)
- Underdog: Nationals (-100)
- Over/under: 9.5
Diamondbacks betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Diamondbacks betting info
- The Diamondbacks have been the moneyline favorite 45 total times this season. They’ve gone 28-17 in those games.
- Arizona has a record of 19-11 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -122 or shorter (63.3% winning percentage).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Diamondbacks a 55% chance to win.
- Arizona has played in 102 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 44 times (44-53-5).
- The Diamondbacks have covered 54.9% of their games this season, going 56-46-0 against the spread.
Diamondbacks hitting info
- Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with 18 home runs and 59 runs batted in.
- Marte ranks 36th in homers and 30th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Corbin Carroll has 20 doubles, 11 triples, 15 home runs and 48 walks while batting .252.
- Among all MLB hitters, Carroll ranks 62nd in home runs and 69th in RBI.
- Carroll brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a double, a triple, two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
- Geraldo Perdomo is batting .237 with 14 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 60 walks.
- Ildemaro Vargas’ .264 batting average paces his team.
- Vargas has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .400 with two doubles, a triple, two walks and three RBIs.
Diamondbacks pitching rankings
- The Diamondbacks pitching staff ranks last in the majors with a collective 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Arizona has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.21).
- The Diamondbacks average baseball’s 13th-ranked WHIP (1.287).
- Diamondbacks pitchers combine to surrender the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (123 total, 1.2 per game).
- Arizona took down the Athletics 15-5 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.
Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Nationals betting info
- This season, the Nationals have been the underdog 80 times and won 39, or 48.8%, of those games.
- Washington has a record of 35-36, a 49.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -100 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
- Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 58 of its 103 games with a total this season.
- The Nationals are 61-42-0 against the spread in their 103 chances this season.
Nationals hitting info
- James Wood leads Washington with 28 home runs this season. He’s batting .270 with 69 RBI.
- Wood ranks sixth in home runs and seventh in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Abrams leads Washington in runs batted in with 76 while batting .286 with 24 homers.
- Abrams currently is ninth in homers and second in RBI in the big leagues.
- Abrams enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .429 with two doubles, four home runs, two walks and eight RBIs.
- Luis Garcia has collected 90 base hits, an OBP of .311 and a slugging percentage of .550 this season.
- Garcia enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .211 with a triple, a home run and two RBIs.
- Daylen Lile has 96 hits and an OBP of .297 to go with a slugging percentage of .405 this season.
Nationals pitching rankings
- The Nationals have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the big leagues.
- Washington has pitched to a 4.79 ERA this season, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.402 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
- With 144 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 27th in the league at preventing long balls.
- Last time out, Washington defeated the Rockies, 8-0, with 10 strikeouts and six hits allowed.
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