The New York Yankees (53-42) visit the Washington Nationals (48-48) at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday, providing a showdown of top-five power hitters. Ben Rice has 29 homers (third in the league) for the favored Yankees (-116), while James Wood is fifth in MLB play with 27 dingers this season for the underdog Nationals (-106). New York’s Will Warren and Washington’s Cade Cavalli will take the mound first.

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Yankees vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-116)
• Underdog: Nationals (-106)
• Over/under: 9.5

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees have been favored on the moneyline 82 total times this season. They’ve finished 47-35 in those games.
• New York has gone 46-34 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -116 or shorter (57.5% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Yankees a 53.7% chance to win.
• New York has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 42 times this season for a 42-49-4 record against the over/under.
• The Yankees are 44-51-0 ATS this season.

Yankees hitting info

• Rice has racked up a team-high batting average of .279, while leading the Yankees in home runs (29) and runs batted in (66).
• In MLB action, Rice ranks third in home runs and fifth in RBI.
• Rice takes a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .371 with six home runs, eight walks and 12 RBIs.
• Cody Bellinger has 18 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 50 walks while hitting .250.
• Bellinger ranks 91st in home runs and 42nd in RBI among batters in MLB play.
• Bellinger brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double and an RBI.
• Trent Grisham is hitting .238 with 14 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 40 walks.
• Grisham enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Jazz Chisholm is batting .219 with 11 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 37 walks.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective 8.8 K/9, the ninth-best in the majors.
• New York has the second-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.39).
• Yankees pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in MLB (1.194).
• The Yankees allow the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (95 total, 1.0 per game).
• New York struck out eight Nationals batters while giving up seven hits in a 4-2 win in its last game.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have been underdogs in 80 games this season and won 39 (48.8%) of those contests.
• Washington has a record of 37-38, a 49.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -106 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 51.5% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• Games involving Washington have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 55 of 96 chances this season.
• In 96 games with a spread this season, the Nationals are 57-39-0 ATS.

Nationals hitting info

• Wood is batting .278 this season with a team-high 27 home runs.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Wood’s home run total is fifth, and his RBI total is 12th.
• C.J. Abrams has 94 hits and an OBP of .353 to go with a slugging percentage of .513 this season.
• Abrams is 18th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and fourth in RBI.
• Abrams has safely hit in six games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .282 with two doubles, three home runs, three walks and 10 RBIs.
• Luis Garcia has a .286 average this season with 20 homers and 68 RBI.
• Daylen Lile has 91 hits and an OBP of .301 to go with a slugging percentage of .404 this season.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals have an 8.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the big leagues.
• Washington has pitched to a 4.75 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• The Nationals rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.398 WHIP this season.
• With 137 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Washington suffered a 4-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Yankees batters while allowing nine hits.