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It is the finale of an interleague series as the Washington Nationals face the Chicago White Sox. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Nationals-White Sox prediction and pick.
This will be game three of the series between the two teams. The first game of the series was postponed on Monday and will be part of a doubleheader. Trevor Williams will be on the mound for the Nationals. He is 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Chris Flexen will be on the mound for the White Sox. He is 2-3 with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.21 ERA. That game will start at 4:40 PM, and game two will start after, currently projected to be at 7:40 PM ET.
Mitchell Parker will be on the mound for the Nationals in game two, He is 2-1 with a 2.67ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Erick Fedde will be on the mound for the White Sox in game two. He is 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Nationals-White Sox Odds
Washington Nationals: +1.5 (-178)
Moneyline: +118
Chicago White Sox: -1.5 (+146)
Moneyline: -138
Over: 7.5 (-122)
Under: 7.5 (+100)
How to Watch Nationals vs. White Sox
Time: 2:10 PM ET/ 11:10 AM PT
TV: MASN2/NBCSCH
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Nationals Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Nationals are 24th in runs scored this year while sitting 24th in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage, and 24th in slugging. Luis Garcia has been solid this year. He is hitting .297 with a .346 on-base percentage. He has ten doubles and three home runs, leading to 20 RBIs this year. Further, he has stolen seven bases and scored nine times this year. Scoring is something CJ Abramas has done a lot of this year. He has hit .277 with a .337 on-base percentage. He has stolen eight bases and scored 25 times. Further, Abraams has seven doubles, four triples, and seven home runs, leading to 20 RBIs.
Jesse Winker is also having solid production this year. He is hitting .235 with a .350 on-base percentage. Winkey has eight doubles and four home runs, leading to 18 RBIs. he has stolen our bases and scored 19 runs. the Nationals have done a solid job at stealing bases overall. Lane Thomas, while struggling to get on base, has stolen 11 bags this year. Meanwhile, Jacob Young has stolen 13.
The Nationals pitching is 13th in team ERA while sitting 25th in WHIP and 29th in opponent batting average. Patrick Corbin will be on the mound for the Nationals in this one. He is 1-3 on the year with a 5.91 ERA and a 1.78 WHIP. Corbin was solid in his last start, going five innings and giving up just one run in the game. The Nationals have won the last three starts for Corbin.
Why The White Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win
The White Sox are 30th in the majors in runs scored this year, while also sitting 30th in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging. Andrew Benintendi leads the team in RBI this year. He is hitting just .194 on the year with a .226 on-base percentage. He does have three doubles and three home runs though, leading to 14 RBIs. Further, he has scored ten times this year,
Scoring is something Paul DeJong has done a fair amount of, He is hitting just .248 on the year, with a .293 on-base percentage. DeJong has hit seven doubles and six home runs this year, good for 12 RBIs. He leads the team with 16 runs scored, Rounding out the top producers is Gavin Sheets. Sheets is hitting .242 this year, the highest average on the team. He has 11 doubles and three home runs, leading to 12 RBIs. He has also scored 11 times.
The White Sox pitching is 26th in team ERA while sitting 27th in wHIP and 19th in opponent batting average this year. Garrett Crochet will be on the mound for the White Sox in this one. He is 3-4 with a 4.63 ERS and a .99 WHIP. Last time out, he was solid, going six innings and now allowing a run. After struggling in three straight starts, allowing 17 runs in 11.2 innings over three starts, Crochet has rebounded. He has allowed just three runs over 17 innings in his last three starts
Final Nationals-White Sox Prediction & Pick
Both pitchers have had their fair share of struggles this year. Last year, fading Patrick Corbin and the Nationals was automatic, but this year, Corbin has been better. Garrett Crochet started the season rough but has been better as of late. He has won each of his last two starts. This one will come down to which offense can produce runs. The White Sox are the worst in the majors are manufacturing runs, so take the Nationals.
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Final Nationals-White Sox Prediction & Pick: Nationals ML (+118)
