Yankees vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 26, 2024

The New York Yankees (77-54) and Aaron Judge (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-182) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Washington Nationals (59-72) on Monday at 6:45 p.m. ET on YES. Nestor Cortes Jr. takes the mound for New York while Mitchell Parker is Washington’s starter for the contest.

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Yankees vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-182)
• Underdog: Nationals (+152)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Yankees have come away with 57 wins in the 100 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season New York has come away with a win 18 times in 30 chances when named as a favorite of at least -182 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have an implied victory probability of 64.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Nationals have won 46 of the 107 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (43%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +152 or longer, Washington has gone 15-19 (44.1%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Nationals have an implied win probability of 39.7%.

Yankees vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Judge leads New York in home runs with 51, runs batted in with 122 and his batting average of .333 is also best on his team.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Judge’s home run total places him first and his RBI tally places him first.
• Juan Soto has 140 hits and an OBP of .429 to go with a slugging percentage of .606 this season.
• C.J. Abrams has hit a team-high 18 homers.
• In all of the majors, Abrams is 59th in homers and 56th in RBI.
• Luis Garcia has a club-leading 63 RBI and .293 batting average.

Yankees vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• Yankees pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.76 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Yankees have a combined WHIP of 1.255 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has a 4.28 team ERA that ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the fourth-worst WHIP in the majors (1.338).