The Houston Astros (60-45) carry a three-game losing streak into a home matchup against the Washington Nationals (42-62) on Monday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Astros are favored (-240) to break their streak against the underdog Nationals (+198). Houston’s Framber Valdez and Washington’s Brad Lord will start this matchup.

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Astros vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-240)
• Underdog: Nationals (+198)
• Over/under: 7.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have been the moneyline favorite 72 total times this season. They’ve gone 40-32 in those games.
• Houston has played as moneyline favorites of -240 or shorter in only two games this season, which it won both.
• The Astros have a 70.6% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Houston has had an over/under set by bookmakers 105 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 44 of those games (44-56-5).
• The Astros have collected a 53-52-0 record against the spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve paces the Astros with 53 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Altuve’s home run total ranks 47th and his RBI tally ranks 59th.
• Yainer Diaz has 14 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 14 walks while hitting .246.
• Among all MLB hitters, Diaz ranks 89th in home runs and 121st in RBI.
• Diaz has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with three doubles and an RBI.
• Christian Walker leads the Astros with 53 runs batted in.
• Cam Smith has 17 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 30 walks while hitting .260.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks first in MLB.
• Houston has the seventh-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.70).
• The Astros have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.193).
• Astros pitchers combine to surrender the 21st-fewest home runs in baseball (122 total, 1.2 per game).
• Houston lost to the Athletics 5-1 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing seven hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• This season, the Nationals have been the underdog 88 times and won 38, or 43.2%, of those games.
• Washington has entered eight games this season as the underdog by +198 or more and is 2-6 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 33.6%.
• So far this season, Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 53 of its 103 games with a total.
• In 103 games with a spread this season, the Nationals are 53-50-0 ATS.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads Washington in home runs with 24 and runs batted in with 70.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Wood’s home run total is 10th, and his RBI total is 13th.
• C.J. Abrams is batting .271 to lead Washington, while adding 13 homers and 40 runs batted in this season.
• Abrams is 89th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 121st in RBI.
• Luis Garcia has collected 86 base hits, an OBP of .304 and a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
• Garcia has hit safely in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .368 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Nathaniel Lowe has 88 hits and an OBP of .294 to go with a slugging percentage of .389 this season.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals strike out 7.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• Washington has the 28th-ranked ERA (5.15) in the majors this season.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.410 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
• The Nationals have allowed the 19th-fewest home runs this season with 121, or 1.2 per game.
• Washington pitchers struck out seven Twins batters while allowing 12 hits in a 9-3 win last time out.