The Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals meet Monday in MLB action at Nationals Park. Here’s a Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction. This article will include a Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Pick.

Colorado Rockies Betting Preview

The Colorado Rockies are 14-57 on the year and play the Diamondbacks, Dodgers, and Brewers next. The Colorado Rockies are batting .224 on the season, have a .289 OBP, and a .369 slugging percentage. The Colorado Rockies pitching staff has a 5.62 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. Hunter Goodman leads the Colorado Rockies with 74 hits and 40 RBI, while Jordan Beck and Ryan McMahon have combined for 111 hits and 45 RBI. 

Carson Palmquist gets the ball for the Colorado Rockies, and he is 0-4 with a 7.77 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. This will be Palmquist’s first career game against the Washington Nationals.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals are 30-41 on the year and play the Dodgers, Padres, and Angels next. The Washington Nationals are batting .239 on the season, have a .307 OBP, and a .381 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals pitching staff has a 4.90 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. James Wood leads the Washington Nationals with 75 hits and 49 RBI while CJ Abrams and Nathaniel Lowe have combined for 124 hits and 66 RBI.

Jake Irvin gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 5-3 with a 4.21 ERA and 54 strikeouts this season. Irvin is 1-0 with a 3.44 ERA and 26 strikeouts in his career against the Colorado Rockies.

Why the Washington Nationals will win

The Nationals have won eight of their last nine night games against the Rockies following a loss.

The Rockies have lost each of their last five night games against National League opponents.

The Nationals have covered the run line in eight of their last nine night games against the Rockies following a loss.

The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games against NL East opponents.

The Rockies have trailed after 3 innings in 19 of their last 24 road games against National League opponents.

The Nationals have led after 5 innings in six of their last eight home games against NL West opponents.

Why the Colorado Rockies will win

The Nationals have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites after playing the previous day.

The road team has won each of the Nationals’ last three games.

The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as home favorites after playing the previous day.

The Rockies have covered the run line in 10 of their last 11 road games against NL East opponents following a road win.

The Rockies have led after 3 innings in three of their last four road games against National League opponents.

The Rockies have led after 5 innings in four of their last five night games against National League opponents.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

Amed Rosario has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against NL West opponents at Nationals Park.

Amed Rosario has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances against NL West opponents that held a losing record.

CJ Abrams has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight appearances with the Nationals as favorites against the Rockies.

Nathaniel Lowe has recorded at least one hit in each of the Nationals’ last eight games against NL West opponents.

Paul DeJong has hit a home run in three of his last six appearances at Nationals Park against opponents that held a losing record.

James Wood ranks 10th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.534) this season.

Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts

Ryan McMahon has hit a home run in two of the Rockies’ last three games as underdogs.

Ryan McMahon has scored a run in four of his last five appearances at Nationals Park.

German Marquez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances with the Rockies as underdogs.

Ezequiel Tovar has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against NL East opponents that held a losing record.

Tyler Freeman has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances with the Rockies as underdogs against NL East opponents.

Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction

The Rockies are one of the worst teams in baseball history and aren’t a team you should be excited to back most nights. With Palmquist on the mound, there’s even less intrigue. However, the Nationals haven’t won a game in 10 days and their offense has scored three or fewer runs in 11 of their last 13 games. Irvin has allowed 13 hits and seven runs in his last 10 innings, and the Nats have scored a combined one run in his last two starts. With the big plus money with the Rockies, I’ll take a rare shot in the dark here and side with Colorado. 

Randy Chambers's Pick: Colorado Rockies