Guardians vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 31, 2024

Coming off of a 1-2 series loss to the Rockies, the Cleveland Guardians (37-19) are -222 favorites to pick up the win in Game 1 of a three-game series against the Washington Nationals (26-29). The series begins at Progressive Field, starting on Friday at 7:10 PM ET on MASN. Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Patrick Corbin.

Be sure to check out our preview for this game, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Guardians vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-222)
• Underdog: Nationals (+182)
• Over/under: 8

Guardians vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been chosen as favorites in 37 games this year and have walked away with the win 26 times (70.3%) in those games.
• This year Cleveland has won two of three games when listed as at least -222 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 68.9% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Nationals have won 46% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (23-27).
• Washington has a 3-5 record (winning only 37.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +182 or longer.
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 35.5% in this game.

Guardians vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.271), home runs (16) and runs batted in (56) this season.
• Among all MLB batters, Ramirez ranks 38th in batting average, 68th in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging.
• Josh Naylor is batting .240 with an OBP of .324 and a slugging percentage of .515 this season.
• C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (26).
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Abrams is 35th in home runs and 64th in RBI.
• Jesse Winker is hitting .239 with 10 doubles, six home runs and 26 walks.

Guardians vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.52 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined 1.205 WHIP as a pitching staff, eighth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
• Washington has the 11th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.84).
• The Nationals have the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.291).