The Washington Nationals (38-58) will attempt to break a four-game losing streak when they host the San Diego Padres (52-44) on Friday at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals (+142) are not expected to end the streak against the Padres (-173). San Diego is expected to start Dylan Cease, while Washington has not named a starter.

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Padres vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Padres (-173)
• Underdog: Nationals (+142)

Padres betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Padres betting info

• The Padres have won 59.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (29-20).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -173 or shorter, San Diego has a 9-6 record (winning 60% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Padres have an implied win probability of 63.4%.
• San Diego has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 38 times this season for a 38-54-4 record against the over/under.
• The Padres have a 52-44-0 record against the spread this season (covering 54.2% of the time).

Padres hitting info

• Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting .269 with 13 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 51 walks.
• Among hitters in MLB play, Tatis ranks 43rd in homers and 85th in RBI.
• Tatis has safely hit in six straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .343 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, 10 walks and four RBIs.
• Manny Machado’s 17 home runs, 56 RBI and .292 batting average all lead his team.
• Machado ranks 31st in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 26th in RBI.
• Luis Arraez is batting .279 with 17 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 18 walks.
• Xander Bogaerts is hitting .266 with 19 doubles, five home runs and 41 walks.

Padres pitching rankings

• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Padres pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
• San Diego has the seventh-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.67).
• Padres pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in MLB (1.240).
• Padres pitchers combine to allow 95 home runs (1.0 per game), the seventh-fewest in the majors.
• San Diego struck out 11 Phillies batters while allowing six hits in a 2-1 loss in its last game.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 80 times this season and won 34, or 42.5%, of those games.
• Washington has a record of 13-21, a 38.2% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +142 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The Nationals have a 41.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Washington’s games have gone over the total in 49 of its 95 chances.
• The Nationals are 48-47-0 against the spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads Washington in home runs with 24 and runs batted in with 69.
• Wood’s home run total ranks eighth in the majors, and he is eighth in RBI.
• C.J. Abrams leads Washington in batting with a .287 average while slugging 12 homers and driving in 33 runs.
• Abrams ranks 82nd overall in homers and 146th in RBI this year.
• Abrams enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with two doubles, a triple and two RBIs.
• Luis Garcia is slashing .259/.300/.395 this season for the Nationals.
• Garcia enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .167 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• Nathaniel Lowe is batting .227 with an OBP of .294 and a slugging percentage of .392 this season.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
• Washington has pitched to a 5.22 ERA this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• The Nationals have a combined 1.407 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
• The Nationals have allowed the 22nd-fewest home runs this season with 118, or 1.2 per game.
• Last time out, Washington fell to the Brewers 8-1. Its pitchers compiled 10 strikeouts and nine hits allowed.