Washington Nationals vs LA Angels Prediction 8-10-24 MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Washington Nationals vs LA Angels Prediction for this MLB Game on Saturday, August 10th, at Nationals Park.

Angels Offense Has to Get Going

The Angels’ offense only scored two runs on Friday, and that led to the one run defeat. Jo Adell had a strong Game, hitting a home run and driving in two RBIs, but that was the only bright spot. The Angels are averaging 4.08 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.74 runs per Game. The offense is ranked 25th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 26th. Zach Neto hasn’t gotten much attention, but he has played well this season, and he has hit 16 home runs and driven in 60 RBIs. Getting the start for the Angels will be Griffin Canning, who sits with a 4-10 record and an ERA of 5.10. In his last start against the New York Mets he went five innings giving up three hits and two runs. 

Why the Angels Will Beat the Nationals

• The Nationals have lost 11 of their last 12 night games at Nationals Park following an extra innings win.
• The Angels have won six of their last seven games against National League opponents following a road loss.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine night games against AL West opponents following a win.
• The Angels have covered the run line in each of their last five night games against National League opponents following a road loss.
• The Angels have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games.
• The Angels have led after 5 innings in each of their last four road night games.

Nationals Coming off Close Win

The Nationals had good pitching on Friday and was that enough for the victory. The Nationals scored three runs, and they ended up winning by two runs. Mitchell Parker flirted with fire, but he went 6.1 innings, giving up eight hits and zero runs. The Nationals are averaging 4.28 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.79 runs per Game. The offense is ranked 16th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 25th. They have a negative run differential of -0.52 which is 24th in baseball. CJ Abmas has hit 17 home runs and driven in 59 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Nationals will be Patrick Corbin, who sits with a 2-12 record and an ERA of 5.88. In his last start against the San Francisco Giants, he went six innings, giving up seven hits and four runs. 

Why the Nationals Will Beat the Angels

• The Nationals have won eight of their last nine games at Nationals Park against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Angels have lost four of their last five road games against National League opponents.
• The Angels have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games against National League opponents after going to extra innings.
• The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last five games against American League opponents after going to extra innings.

Washington Nationals vs LA Angels Prediction

There is going to be no shortage of scoring in this Game. Corbin has been awful this season, and he sits with an ERA of 5.88. Canning sits with an ERA of 5.10, and he’s going to also really struggle here. I expect especially the Angels are going to have no issue running up the score, and that will be the difference here. There will be 14 or 15 total runs scored. Back the over to cash here.