Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction MLB Picks 6/26/24

The Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres meet Wednesday in MLB game 3 action at Petco Park. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction. This article will include a Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Pick.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals are 38-41 on the year and play the Rays and Mets next. The Washington Nationals have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 9 games. The Washington Nationals have split their last 6 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. CJ Abrams leads the Washington Nationals with 82 hits and 40 RBI, while Jesse Winker and Luis Garcia Jr. have combined for 129 hits and 69 RBI.

San Diego Padres Betting Preview

The San Diego Padres are 43-41 on the year and play the Red Sox and Rangers next. The San Diego Padres have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The San Diego Padres have won 6 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jurickson Profar leads the San Diego Padres with 89 hits and 54 RBI, while Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jake Cronenworth have combined for 167 hits and 86 RBI.

Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Pitching Pick Matchup

DJ Herz gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 26 strikeouts this season. Herz has allowed 19 hits and 9 earned runs in 18 innings this season. This will be Herz’s fifth career MLB start. This will be Herz’s first career game against the San Diego Padres.

Dylan Cease gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 6-6 with a 4.14 ERA and 116 strikeouts this season. Cease has allowed 25 hits and 15 runs in his last 20.1 innings. Cease has a 4.31 ERA and .240 allowed batting average in 39.2 home innings. This will be Cease’s first career game against the Washington Nationals.

Why the San Diego Padres will Beat The Nationals

• The Padres have won eight of their last nine home games.
• The Nationals have lost five of their last six games against NL West opponents that held a winning record.
• The Padres have covered the run line in four of their last five games following a home win.
• The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games against National League opponents.

Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction

The San Diego Padres are playing their best ball of the season, and you can see the confidence picking up and an extra pep in their step. This could be the Padres finally turning the corner and playing to their potential. While the Nationals continue to surprise and play around .500 ball, the Padres are easily the more talented group and hard to step in front of when they’re playing consistent ball. There’s better pitching matchups out there than DJ Herz – Dylan Cease, but I’m just going to back the better team in good form. Give me the Padres, and I’ll lay the RL to shave down the juice.