Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs
Total: 7.5
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Game Play Predictions
Washington Nationals
Since the All-Star break, the Nationals lead Major League Baseball with a .344 AVG versus left-handed pitching.
The Nats offense also leads in OPS, wOBA and wRC+
Max Scherzer is tied for the league lead in wins with Luis Severino at 15 and leads the MLB in strikeouts.
Scherzer’s ERA on the road is 2.00 compared to a 2.51 mark at home.
Daniel Murphy has three hits in each of the two games this series. He’s 17-for-51 off of Cole Hamels with one home run.
Anthony Rendón is hitting .326 with a .410 wOBA versus left-handed pitching this season.
Bryce Harper is hitting .389 over his last 10 games. Over that span he has six multi-hit outings.
Ryan Zimmerman hit two home runs and drove in six runs on Saturday and has a 1.345 OPS over his last 10 games.
Juan Soto has struggled over his last few games posting only two hits in his last 13 at-bats.
Scherzer is 1-1 over his four career starts at Wrigley Field with a 3.75 ERA.
Chicago Cubs
In two starts with the Cubs, Cole Hamels has allowed one earned run across 11 innings pitched.
In the six games he’s pitched at Wrigley Field over his career, Hamels has a sparkling 1.76 ERA while going 3-1.
Four active Cubs have homered off of Max Scherzer ; Tommy La Stella , Addison Russell , Ben Zobrist , and Anthony Rizzo .
Over the last 10 games, Ben Zobrist is slashing .455/.500/.879 with nine extra-base hits and 10 runs scored.
The Cubs offense ranks 15th in AVG, 12th in OBP and 21st in SLG versus right-handed pitchers since the All-Star break.
Ian Happ has four hits over his last 28 at-bats while striking out 14 of those AB’s.
Javier Báez is hitting .291 with 19 homers and a .381 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season.
The only other Cubs player with an ISO over .200 other than Javier Báez is Kyle Schwarber .
Anthony Rizzo has loved hitting at the friendly confines in Chicago posting a .315 AVG this season. He’s hitting .225 on the road.