Athletics vs. Nationals Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 18, 2026

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The Athletics (41-55) host the Washington Nationals (48-49) on Saturday at 10:05 p.m. ET in an outing between two teams on losing streaks. The favored Athletics (-130) have dropped nine straight, while the underdog Nationals (+107) have lost their last three. Sacramento’s J.T. Ginn and Washington’s Zack Littell will start this matchup.

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Athletics to win vs Nationals -130

Bet $20, Payout $35.38

Athletics vs. Nationals betting lines

  • Favorite: Athletics (-130)
  • Underdog: Nationals (+107)
  • Over/under: 10.5

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

  • The Athletics have won 16 of the 35 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (45.7%).
  • When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter, the Athletics have a record of 8-13 (38.1%).
  • The Athletics have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.5% in this game.
  • The Athletics have played in 96 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 46 times (46-47-3).
  • The Athletics have gone 44-52-0 ATS this season.

Athletics hitting info

  • Shea Langeliers has hit a team-high 21 homers.
  • Langeliers’ home runs rank 13th in MLB and he ranks 64th in RBI in MLB.
  • Tyler Soderstrom is batting .241 with 21 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 45 walks.
  • Soderstrom ranks 61st in homers and 89th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Carlos Cortes has 11 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 22 walks while hitting .279.
  • Jacob Wilson has 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks while batting .281.
  • Wilson has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with a triple and a walk.

Athletics pitching rankings

  • The Athletics pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • The Athletics have a 5.23 team ERA that ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Athletics average baseball’s second-highest WHIP (1.476).
  • The Athletics allow the most home runs in baseball (150 total, 1.6 per game).
  • In their 9-1 loss last time out they struck out nine White Sox batters while allowing nine hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

  • This season, the Nationals have won 39 out of the 80 games, or 48.8%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • The Nationals have a record of 31-31, a 50% win rate, when they’re set as the underdog by +107 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 48.3%.
  • The Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 55 of their 97 games with a total this season.
  • In 97 games with a spread this season, the Nationals are 57-40-0 ATS.

Nationals hitting info

  • James Wood is batting .279 this season with a team-high 28 home runs.
  • Wood is fifth in home runs and 10th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
  • Wood takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .500 with a double, four home runs, six walks and four RBIs.
  • C.J. Abrams has collected 95 hits this season and has an OBP of .352. He’s slugging .510 on the year.
  • Abrams is 20th among hitters in MLB in home runs, and fifth in RBI.
  • Abrams takes a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .282 with a double, three home runs, three walks and eight RBIs.
  • Luis Garcia leads Washington in batting average (.284) and runs batted in (68) this season while also slugging 20 homers.
  • Daylen Lile has collected 91 hits this season and has an OBP of .298. He’s slugging .400 on the year.

Nationals pitching rankings

  • The Nationals strike out 8.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
  • Nationals pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.76 ERA this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
  • Nationals pitchers have a 1.396 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
  • The Nationals have given up the fourth-most long balls so far this season with 137 home runs allowed.
  • The Nationals struck out eight Yankees hitters while allowing eight base hits in a 5-3 loss last time out.
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