Yankees vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 27, 2024

The New York Yankees (77-54) will look to Aaron Judge, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Washington Nationals (59-72) Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. ET on YES. The Yankees are -231 favorites for the contest, according to oddsmakers. New York’s Gerrit Cole gets the start, and he’ll go against Washington’s Patrick Corbin.

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

Yankees vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-231)
• Underdog: Nationals (+188)
• 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.
• New York has a record of 11-7 when favored by -231 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Yankees have a 69.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Nationals are 46-61 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 43% of those games).
• Washington has gone 3-8 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +188 or longer (27.3%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Nationals a 34.7% chance to win.

Yankees vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Judge is batting .333 with 51 home runs and 122 RBI. All three of those stats lead New York hitters this season.
• Judge’s home runs put him first in MLB, and he is first in RBI.
• Juan Soto is batting .299 with an OBP of .429 and a slugging percentage of .606 this season.
• C.J. Abrams has collected a team-best 18 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Abrams’ home run total puts him 59th, and his RBI total ranks 56th.
• Luis Garcia has 63 RBI while batting .293. Both are team-highs.

Yankees vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Yankees strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
• The Yankees have pitched to a 3.76 ERA this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
• Yankees pitchers have a 1.255 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
• The Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington has the 23rd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.28).
• The Nationals have the fourth-highest WHIP in baseball (1.338).