New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals Prediction MLB Picks 8/28/24

The New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals meet Wednesday in MLB action from Nationals Park. Here’s a New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Yankees vs Nationals pick. We will examine:

The New York Yankees recent form and player performance

The Washington Nationals recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the New York Yankees

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Washington Nationals

Recent betting trends in games played between the Yankees and Nationals

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Yankees vs Nationals game

New York Yankees Betting Preview

The Yankees took on the Colorado Rockies in their last set. New York managed a loss 9-2 Saturday but won the other pair for a series victory. After a 5-2 win over the Nationals in the opener, on Tuesday the Yankees posted eight hits and four errors in a 4-2 loss. Starter Gerrit Cole lasted 5.0 innings with three earned runs.

In the starter role for the Yankees on Wednesday it’ll be Carlos Rodon. This year Rodon is 14-8 with a 4.16 ERA in 26 starts. Rodon is 73-62 with a 3.87 career ERA in 192 games (187 starts).

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

Over on the Nationals’ side, they played the Atlanta Braves over the weekend. Washington won just one of those games, a sweep-stopping 5-1 result Sunday. On Tuesday the Nats gave up a couple of late runs in the win but held on. Patrick Corbin bagged 6.0 clean frames in the start with two hits and two walks.

Washington will send out MacKenzie Gore in the starter role on Wednesday. This year Gore is 7-11 with a 4.51 ERA in 26 starts. Gore is 18-25 with a 4.47 ERA in 69 games (66 starts).

Total Runs Facts

• Each of the Nationals’ last six night games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Five of the Yankees’ last six games as road favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

• Joey Meneses has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four appearances at Nationals Park against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• Joey Gallo has recorded a hit in each of his last five appearances against the Yankees.
• Jacob Young has hit a home run in two of the Nationals’ last three home games against AL opponents.
• Joey Gallo has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last four appearances against the Yankees.
• Joey Meneses has scored at least one run in each of his last five appearances at Nationals Park against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• MacKenzie Gore has recorded six or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances with the Nationals as home underdogs.
• Joey Meneses has recorded at least one Single in five of his last six appearances at Nationals Park.
• Joey Gallo has recorded an RBI in each of his last three appearances at Nationals Park against AL opponents that held a winning record.

New York Yankees Player Prop Facts

• Gleyber Torres has recorded an RBI in three of the Yankees’ last four games as favorites against NL East opponents.
• Anthony Volpe has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Yankees’ last eight road games against NL East opponents.
• Jazz Chisholm has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances at Nationals Park.
• Gleyber Torres has hit a home run in three of the Yankees’ last four games as favorites against NL East opponents.
• Carlos Rodon has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances with the Yankees as favorites.
• Jazz Chisholm has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 12 appearances at Nationals Park.
• Jazz Chisholm has scored at least one run in each of his last seven road appearances after playing the previous day.

New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals Prediction

I’ll stay with the Yankees. Probably not touching it, though. Rodon posted a loss with four earned in 3.1 innings versus the Tigers on August 17. In his next start Rodon got it going again however, with 6.0 clean frames in a win over Colorado. As for Gore, he’s 0-2 in his last trio but does have a couple of pretty solid outings in those three.

On Tuesday the Yankees had a pretty rough game in another loss for Cole. The offense was spread out pretty evenly across the team, but nothing much came of their limited opportunities. I’d like to imagine the Yankees will bounce back here but it’s probably not one that I’ll mess with.