At Nationals Park on Thursday, the Washington Nationals face the Los Angeles Dodgers (three consecutive wins) at 4:05 PM ET.
The Nationals are an underdog (+150 moneyline odds to win) when they square off against the Dodgers (-180). The Los Angeles Dodgers will give the start to Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-1, 4.50 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Nationals will turn to MacKenzie Gore (2-1, 3.60 ERA).
Landon Knack (6.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 5 K) was credited with the win in the Dodgers’ 11-2 victory over the Nationals yesterday. Andy Pages led the way offensively, going 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and an RBI. Jake Irvin (4.2 IP, 6 R, 12 H, 3 K) was handed the loss for the Nationals.
Get ready for the Dodgers vs. Nationals with what you need to know ahead of Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Dodgers (-180, bet $180 to win $100)
- Underdog: Nationals (+150, bet $100 to win $150)
- Over/under: 7.5
Dodgers vs. Nationals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Nationals Park
- TV Channel: MASN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Dodgers stats and trends
Dodgers betting records
- This season, the Dodgers have won 15 out of the 26 games, or 57.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Los Angeles has a record of 10-7 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -180 on the moneyline.
- The Dodgers have a 64.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Los Angeles’ games have gone over the total in 16 of its 26 chances.
- The Dodgers are 11-14-0 against the spread this season.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers probable starter)
- Yamamoto makes the start for the Dodgers, his sixth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last appeared on Saturday against the New York Mets, when he tossed six innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- In five games this season, the 25-year-old has a 4.50 ERA and 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .235 to opposing hitters.
- Yamamoto is trying to pick up his second quality start of the season in this game.
- Yamamoto is aiming for his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.4 frames per appearance on the hill.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his five outings this season.
- The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .232 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 174 total hits and 28th in MLB play with 83 runs scored. It has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.370) and ranks 23rd in home runs (21) in all of MLB.
Dodgers batting stats
- The Dodgers rank third in Major League Baseball with 30 home runs.
- Fueled by 86 extra-base hits, Los Angeles ranks third in MLB with a .434 slugging percentage this season.
- The Dodgers rank second in MLB with a .268 team batting average.
- Los Angeles has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 139.
- The Dodgers have an OBP of .350 this season, which ranks second in MLB.
- Los Angeles ranks 25th with an average of 9.1 strikeouts per game.
Nationals stats and trends
Nationals betting records
- The Nationals have won in nine, or 42.9%, of the 21 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This year, Washington has won five of 10 games when listed as at least +150 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 40% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Washington and its opponents have hit the over in nine of its 23 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Nationals are 12-10-0 against the spread in their 22 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
MacKenzie Gore (Nationals probable starter)
- Gore (2-1) gets the starting nod for the Nationals in his fifth start of the season. He has a 3.60 ERA in 20 2/3 innings pitched, with 27 strikeouts.
- His last time out came on Friday against the Houston Astros, when the lefty tossed four innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 25-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.60, with 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opponents are batting .276 against him.
- Gore has pitched five or more innings in a game three times this year entering this game.
- He has had one appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- He will face a Dodgers offense that ranks second in the league with 139 total runs scored while batting .268 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .434 slugging percentage (third in MLB action) and has hit a total of 30 home runs (third in the league).
Nationals batting stats
- The Nationals average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 23rd in MLB play with 21 total home runs .
- So far this season, Washington’s .370 slugging percentage is 21st in baseball.
- The Nationals rank 21st in the majors with a .232 batting average.
- Washington is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.6 runs per game (83 total).
- The Nationals’ .313 on-base percentage ranks 17th in the majors.
