LA Angels vs Washington Nationals Prediction MLB Picks 8/10/24

Washington Nationals Prediction 

The Washington Nationals are 53-64 this year and they have lost three of their last five games. Washington won the first game in this series by a score of 3-2 on Friday night. Prior to this series, the Angels lost three out of four against the Giants, won two out of three against the Brewers, and lost all three against the Diamondbacks. Washington is 4-8 in their last 12 games and they are fourth in the NL East. 

The Washington pitching staff has a 4.35 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .259 opponent batting average. The Nationals offense has scored 499 runs with a .243 batting average and a .311 on base percentage. CJ Abrams is batting .249 with 17 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the Nationals this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Los Angeles is Griffin Canning, who is 4-10 with a 5.10 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP over 121.2 innings pitched this season. Canning has allowed six earned runs in two of his last four starts. The projected starting pitcher for Washington is Patrick Corbin, who is 2-12 with a 5.88 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP over 127.0 innings pitched this year. Corbin has allowed three earned runs or more in four of his last five starts and allowed 10 earned runs two starts ago against Arizona. 

Why the Angels will beat the Nationals

• The Nationals have lost 11 of their last 12 night games at Nationals Park following an extra innings win.
• The Angels have won six of their last seven games against National League opponents following a road loss.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine night games against AL West opponents following a win.
• The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last five night games against National League opponents following a road loss.
• The Angels have led after 5 innings in each of their last four road night games.
• The Angels have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games.

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Angels' last four games against National League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Five of the Nationals' last six home games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Angels' last eight Saturday night games against NL East opponents.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

• Keibert Ruiz has hit a home run in three of his last six appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Keibert Ruiz has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight home appearances against AL West opponents.
• Luis Garcia has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six Saturday appearances.
• Luis Garcia has recorded at least one Single in eight of his last nine appearances in night games.
• Patrick Corbin has recorded five or more strikeouts in four of his last five home appearances against AL West opponents.
• Keibert Ruiz has recorded two or more total bases in seven of his last eight home appearances against AL West opponents.
• CJ Abrams has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances at Nationals Park against AL opponents that held a losing record.

Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts

• Logan O'Hoppe has hit a home run in two of the Angels' last three games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Jo Adell has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Zach Neto has scored at least one run in five of the Angels' last six games.
• Taylor Ward has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight road appearances against NL East opponents.
• Jo Adell has recorded at least one hit in each of the Angels' last eight games.
• Luis Rengifo has recorded at least one total base in 14 of his last 15 road appearances against NL East opponents.

LA Angels vs Washington Nationals Prediction 

The Angels came into this series with plenty of momentum after winning series against the Mets and Yankees, but they dropped game one in extra innings on Friday. Los Angeles is 25-30 on the road this year, while Washington is 27-31 at home. The Nationals are starting Patrick Corbin, who has been one of the worst pitchers in the MLB over the last couple of seasons. LA is going with Griffin Canning, who has alternated good and bad starts in his last four outings. I don’t like either starting pitcher in this matchup, but fading Corbin is never a bad idea. My LA Angels vs Washington Nationals prediction is for the Angels to win.