Data Skrive:
The Cleveland Guardians (39-19) hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals (26-31) when the teams meet at 1:40 PM ET Sunday. The Guardians are -150 favorites to keep the Nationals out of the win column in the series. Carlos Carrasco will get the ball for Cleveland while Washington will counter with Jake Irvin.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $33.33
Guardians to win vs Nationals -150
Guardians vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Guardians (-150)
- Underdog: Nationals (+126)
- Over/under: 8.5
Guardians vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Guardians have been victorious in 28, or 71.8%, of the 39 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Cleveland has a record of 9-5 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -150 or more on the moneyline.
- The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 60% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Nationals are 23-29 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 44.2% of those games).
- Washington is 17-24 (winning 41.5% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +126 or longer.
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Nationals’ implied win probability is 44.2%.
Guardians vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.276), home runs (16) and runs batted in (57) this season.
- Ramirez’s home runs rank him fifth in MLB, and he is first in RBI.
- Josh Naylor has collected 47 hits this season and has an OBP of .318. He’s slugging .498 on the year.
- C.J. Abrams has collected a team-high nine home runs.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Abrams ranks 38th in homers and 73rd in RBI.
- Jesse Winker is batting .235 with 10 doubles, six home runs and 27 walks.
Guardians vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Guardians strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
- Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.45 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
- The Guardians have a combined 1.188 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective eight K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
- Washington has a 3.89 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 20th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.300).