Washington Nationals

5th in National League East (62 - 88)

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Atlanta Braves logo ATL (-154)
Best Odds
Pick made: 6 hours ago
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Chris Vasile
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Atlanta ran away with Monday's game, and I see that happening again on Tuesday with Chris Sale on the bump. Sale has a 2.52 ERA on the season, and the Nationals are in the bottom third in offensive production. Take the better team here. 

Total RBIs
James Wood logo
James Wood o0.5 Total RBIs (+190)
Projection 0.6 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
Nationals Park has the 9th-least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs.. James Wood has made notable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 10.7% rate last year to 18% this season.. This season, James Wood has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 100.4 mph compared to last year's 96.6 mph mark.. James Wood has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 105-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 100.4-mph.. Posting a .392 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, James Wood is positioned in the 93rd percentile.
Total RBIs
Josh Bell logo
Josh Bell o0.5 Total RBIs (+210)
Projection 0.5 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
Nationals Park has the 9th-least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs.. This season, Josh Bell has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 96.5 mph compared to last year's 92.8 mph mark.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.216) implies that Josh Bell has experienced some negative variance this year with his .155 actual batting average.
Total RBIs
Nathaniel Lowe logo
Nathaniel Lowe o0.5 Total RBIs (+196)
Projection 0.5 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
Nationals Park has the 9th-least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs.. Nathaniel Lowe's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 45.2% to 50.8%.
Hits, Runs, and RBIs
James Wood logo
James Wood o1.5 Hits, Runs, and RBIs (+100)
Projection 2.2 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
Nationals Park has the 9th-least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs.. James Wood has made notable strides with his Barrel%, upping his 10.7% rate last year to 18% this season.. This season, James Wood has experienced a significant gain in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 100.4 mph compared to last year's 96.6 mph mark.. James Wood has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 105-mph average in the past two weeks to his seasonal mark of 100.4-mph.. Posting a .392 wOBA (a leading indicator of offensive ability) this year, James Wood is positioned in the 93rd percentile.
Total Bases
Alex Verdugo logo
Alex Verdugo o1.5 Total Bases (+140)
Projection 1.8 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
Nationals Park has the 9th-least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs.. Alex Verdugo has had some very poor luck with his batting average since the start of last season; his .237 mark is deflated compared to his .260 Expected Batting Average, based on the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.. Sporting a 1.84 K/BB rate since the start of last season, Alex Verdugo has shown impressive plate discipline, ranking in the 83rd percentile.
Hits, Runs, and RBIs
Josh Bell logo
Josh Bell o1.5 Hits, Runs, and RBIs (+125)
Projection 1.8 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
Nationals Park has the 9th-least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs.. This season, Josh Bell has experienced a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs, now sitting at an average of 96.5 mph compared to last year's 92.8 mph mark.. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.216) implies that Josh Bell has experienced some negative variance this year with his .155 actual batting average.
Hits, Runs, and RBIs
Nathaniel Lowe logo
Nathaniel Lowe o1.5 Hits, Runs, and RBIs (+110)
Projection 1.9 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
Nationals Park has the 9th-least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs.. Nathaniel Lowe's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better from last year to this one, rising from 45.2% to 50.8%.
Hits, Runs, and RBIs
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Matt Olson o1.5 Hits, Runs, and RBIs (-140)
Projection 2.4 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
Nationals Park has the 9th-least fair ground among all major league stadiums — generally good for home runs.. Matt Olson has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity this year; just compare his 94.7-mph average to last season's 91.3-mph figure.. Matt Olson has seen a sizeable increase in his exit velocity on flyballs lately; just compare his 105.2-mph average in the past week to his seasonal figure of 98.5-mph.. In the past two weeks, Matt Olson's 26.9% rate of hitting balls at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 21.3%.. Matt Olson has posted a .349 Expected wOBA (xwOBA) this year, grading out in the 83rd percentile for offensive ability according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s interpretation of Statcast data.
Outs Recorded
AJ Smith-Shawver logo
AJ Smith-Shawver u16.5 Outs Recorded (-120)
Projection 15.2 (Under)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
EV Model Rating
The leading projection system (THE BAT) ranks Nationals Park as the 9th-best park in MLB for walks.. Nationals Park has the 10th-shallowest LF fences among all major league parks.. Among all SPs, AJ Smith-Shawver's fastball spin rate of 2101 rpm grades out in the 4th percentile this year.. AJ Smith-Shawver has been lucky this year, compiling a 2.33 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.75 — a 2.42 difference.. AJ Smith-Shawver has displayed weak control this year, putting up a 11th percentile BB% of 11.2%.
Total Bases
Keibert Ruiz logo
Keibert Ruiz o0.5 Total Bases (-180)
Projection 1.4 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 3 months ago
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