The Washington Nationals (35-35) host the Seattle Mariners (37-34) on Saturday at Nationals Park, beginning at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Nationals are favored on the moneyline (-111), while the Mariners are -108 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +154 odds. Washington’s Cade Cavalli and Seattle’s Luis Castillo will take the mound first.

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Nationals vs. Mariners betting lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-111)
• Underdog: Mariners (-108)
• Over/under: 9

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals are 1-4 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 20% of those games).
• Washington has gone 1-4 (winning just 20% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -111 or shorter.
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.6% in this matchup.
• Washington has played in 70 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 43 times (43-23-4).
• The Nationals have covered 61.4% of their games this season, going 43-27-0 ATS.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood has racked up a team-high 19 home runs.
• In MLB play, Wood ranks sixth in home runs and 18th in RBI.
• Wood takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• C.J. Abrams’ 51 runs batted in and .284 batting average both lead his team.
• Abrams ranks 25th in home runs and fourth in RBI this season.
• Daylen Lile has 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 23 walks while batting .263.
• Luis Garcia is hitting .259 with 12 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and eight walks.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors.
• Washington’s 4.74 team ERA ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals average baseball’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.395).
• The Nationals give up the second-most home runs in baseball (101 total, 1.4 per game).
• Washington its 10-2 loss the last time out, the team struck out four Mariners batters while allowing 11 hits.

Mariners betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Mariners betting info

• The Mariners have won two of the five games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Seattle has a record of 2-3 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least -108 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 51.9% chance to win.
• Games involving Seattle have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 34 of 71 chances this season.
• In 71 games with a spread this season, the Mariners are 27-44-0 ATS.

Mariners hitting info

• Randy Arozarena leads Seattle in batting average (.291) this season while adding seven home runs and 33 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Arozarena is 111th in home runs and 68th in RBI.
• Julio Rodriguez is batting .255 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .441 this season.
• Rodriguez currently ranks 33rd in home runs and 59th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Rodriguez has safely hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with three walks and two RBIs.
• Josh Naylor is slashing .256/.319/.374 this season for the Mariners.
• Cole Young is batting .258 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .363 this season.
• Young takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .304 with a home run and an RBI.

Mariners pitching rankings

• The Mariners average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
• Seattle pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.58 ERA this year, fifth-best in baseball.
• Mariners pitchers have a 1.187 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
• The Mariners have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 69, or 1.0 per game.
• Seattle earned a 10-2 win in its most recent game, striking out eight Nationals batters while allowing four hits.