Nationals vs. Rockies Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 22, 2026

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James Wood and Hunter Goodman face off in a battle between top-10 power hitters when the Washington Nationals (51-50) and the Colorado Rockies (40-62) meet at 3:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Wood has 28 home runs (sixth in MLB) for the favored Nationals (-116), while Goodman is third in MLB play with 30 long balls this season for the underdog Rockies (-106). Cade Cavalli starts for Washington while Colorado will counter with Gabriel Hughes.

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Nationals to win vs Rockies -116

Bet $20, Payout $37.24

Nationals vs. Rockies betting lines

  • Favorite: Nationals (-116)
  • Underdog: Rockies (-106)
  • Over/under: 13

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

  • The Nationals have an 11-9 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55% of those games).
  • Washington has a 10-6 record (winning 62.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -116 or shorter.
  • The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.7% in this contest.
  • Washington has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 57 times this season for a 57-38-6 record against the over/under.
  • The Nationals have put together a 60-41-0 record ATS this season (covering 59.4% of the time).

Nationals hitting info

  • Wood has a team-high 28 home runs.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Wood’s home run total ranks sixth and his RBI tally ranks ninth.
  • C.J. Abrams’ 72 runs batted in are a team-high mark.
  • Abrams ranks 10th in homers and third in RBI this year.
  • Abrams has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is batting .273 with two doubles, two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
  • Luis Garcia leads the Nationals with a team-high batting average of .279.
  • Curtis Mead has 17 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 35 walks while hitting .262.
  • Mead brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .500 with four doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBIs.

Nationals pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 7.9 K/9, which ranks 24th in the majors.
  • Washington has the 26th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.80).
  • Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.402).
  • The Nationals allow the fifth-most home runs in baseball (142 total, 1.4 per game).
  • In its 7-3 win last time out, Washington struck out three Rockies batters while allowing six hits.

Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rockies betting info

  • The Rockies have won 40, or 40%, of the 100 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Colorado has a record of 40-59, a 40.4% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -106 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 51.5% chance of a victory for the Rockies.
  • Colorado and its opponents have hit the over in 47 of its 102 games with a total this season.
  • In 102 games with a spread this season, the Rockies are 54-48-0 ATS.

Rockies hitting info

  • T.J. Rumfield has been key for Colorado with 104 hits, an OBP of .379 plus a slugging percentage of .476.
  • In all of Major League Baseball, Rumfield is 83rd in homers and 53rd in RBI.
  • Jake McCarthy’s batting average of .305 leads all Colorado hitters this season.
  • McCarthy is 122nd in homers and 39th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
  • McCarthy enters this matchup on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .306 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBIs.
  • Goodman leads the club in homers (30) and runs batted in (56) this season.
  • Kyle Karros has collected 75 hits this season and has an OBP of .355. He’s slugging .429 on the year.
  • Karros heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a home run, a walk and an RBI.

Rockies pitching rankings

  • The Rockies average just 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the big leagues.
  • Colorado has pitched to a 5.48 ERA this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
  • Rockies pitchers have a 1.519 WHIP this season, worst in the majors.
  • The Rockies have allowed the third-most home runs this season with 145, or 1.4 per game.
  • Last time out, Colorado fell to the Nationals 7-3. Its pitchers compiled seven strikeouts and 12 hits allowed.
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