The Houston Astros (61-47) and the Washington Nationals (44-63) square off on Wednesday at 2:10 p.m. ET with the series tied 1-1. The Astros are favored (-122) to win the rubber match against the Nationals (+102). Houston’s Ryan Gusto starts against Washington’s MacKenzie Gore.

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Astros vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-122)
• Underdog: Nationals (+102)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have won 41 of the 75 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (54.7%).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -122 or shorter, Houston has gone 29-25 (53.7%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Astros have an implied win probability of 55%.
• Houston has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 108 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 45 of those games (45-57-6).
• The Astros have covered 50% of their games this season, going 54-54-0 against the spread.

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve is batting .276 with 17 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 38 walks.
• Altuve ranks 50th in homers and 60th in RBI among all hitters in MLB action.
• Yainer Diaz has 14 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 15 walks while batting .249.
• Diaz currently ranks 82nd in home runs and 125th in RBI in the majors.
• Christian Walker leads the Astros with 55 runs batted in.
• Walker enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .313 with two doubles, two walks and two RBIs.
• Cam Smith has 18 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 31 walks while batting .257.

Astros pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.8 K/9, the first-best in MLB.
• Houston has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
• The Astros have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.193).
• Astros pitchers combine to give up the 21st-fewest home runs in baseball (126 total, 1.2 per game).
• Houston struck out 14 Nationals batters while allowing 10 hits in a 7-4 win in its last game.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have won 40, or 44%, of the 91 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Washington has a record of 35-42, a 45.5% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +102 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 49.5%.
• Games involving Washington have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 54 of 106 chances this season.
• The Nationals are 55-51-0 ATS in their 106 games with a spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads Washington in home runs with 24 and runs batted in with 71.
• In all of MLB, Wood is 12th in home runs and 13th in RBI.
• C.J. Abrams is batting .278 to lead Washington, while adding 14 homers and 41 runs batted in this season.
• Among all MLB batters, Abrams is 82nd in homers and 125th in RBI.
• Luis Garcia has collected 89 base hits, an OBP of .303 and a slugging percentage of .409 this season.
• Nathaniel Lowe has collected 91 hits this season and has an OBP of .294. He’s slugging .387 on the year.
• Lowe brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .222 with a double, two walks and an RBI.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals strike out 7.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• Washington has the 29th-ranked ERA (5.11) in the majors this season.
• The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.402 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
• The Nationals have given up the 19th-fewest long balls so far this season with 123 home runs allowed.
• Washington pitchers struck out seven Astros hitters while allowing 13 base hits in a 7-4 loss its last time out.