Game two of this NL East series sees the Marlins (65-64, 37-28 home) and Nationals (60-69, 31-33 away) facing off at loanDepot Park. The starting pitcher for the Marlins will be Eury Pérez, while the Nationals are turning to Jake Irvin. Find out who I like to win in this Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals showdown.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS VS MIAMI MARLINS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Washington Nationals +170

This game will be played at loanDepot Park at 4:10 ET on Saturday, August 26th.

WHY BET THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS:

  • In their last five games, the Nationals have a record of 4-1.
  • The Nationals head into the game having won two straight games.
  • In Jake Irvin’s four most recent starts, the Nationals are 3-1.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS ON A RUNLINE WIN STREAK

So far this season, the Nationals have a series record of 18-21-2 and overall record of 60-69. This mark has Washington placed 4th in the NL East. On the road, they have a below .500 record of 31-33.

As Jake Irvin prepares to face the Marlins, he has been in fine form of late. In his last two starts, the Washington starter has notched quality starts. Through 19 appearances this season, Irvin holds a 3-5 record and an ERA of 4.47. Opposing batters have managed a .255 average against him, with an OPS of .755. The right-hander has 81 strikeouts and 38 walks on the year.

In his most recent outing, Jake Irvin tossed a quality six frames, allowing no runs to cross the plate. Unfortunately, his efforts were in vain as the Nationals succumbed to the Phillies 12-3. Irvin was not credited with a decision in the contest.

Having gone deep 11 times in their last ten games, the Nationals are 10th in that span. At 4.4 runs per game, Washington is 15th in the league. This figure has come on a team batting average of .260 while hitting a total of 119 home runs (27th).

The Nationals have seen CJ Abrams lead the team in home runs over their last ten games, with three long balls to his name. Abrams has 14 homers on the season and a .251 batting average.

WILL THE MIAMI MARLINS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AT HOME?

On a record of 65-64, the Marlins come into today’s game 3rd in the NL East. When playing at home, they are 37-28 and 28-36 on the road. Miami has played in 41 series thus far, and have gone 19-20-2.

Miami starter Eury Pérez has had a successful season thus far, boasting a 5-4 record and an ERA of 2.91. His ERA is significantly lower when pitching at home (2.31) compared to on the road (25.39). Additionally, his WHIP stands at 1.07 and opposing teams have only managed to put together a slugging percentage of .394 against him, with a batting average allowed of .197.

Eury Pérez was unable to secure a win in his latest start, going six innings and allowing no runs. Despite the quality performance, the Marlins fell to the Dodgers 3-1.

So far this season, the Marlins’ has gone deep 123 times, placing them 26th in the league. Over Miami’s previous five games, they are 21st in runs scored, with their season average of 4 runs per game putting them 23rd in the league. The Marlins’ overall team batting average stands at .259 along with an OBP of .314.

The Marlins’ Luis Arraez leads the team in hits with a .354 batting average. His slugging percentage is .454 and on-base percentage is .397 as of the start of this game.