At Nationals Park on Sunday, the Miami Marlins (55-94) meet the Washington Nationals (67-81), with first pitch at 1:35 p.m. ET.
The Marlins (+151 underdog on the moneyline to win) are away versus the Nationals (-182). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Washington Nationals looking to MacKenzie Gore (8-12), and Adam Oller (1-3) taking the ball for the Miami Marlins.
Yesterday, the Nationals claimed a 4-1 victory over the Marlins, with Patrick Corbin (6.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 6 K) registering the win for the Nationals. Jose Tena finished 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offense. Valente Bellozo (5.1 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 4 K) picked up the loss for the Marlins.
Here’s everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s Nationals vs. Marlins matchup, including viewing options.
Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Nationals (-182, bet $182 to win $100)
- Underdog: Marlins (+151, bet $100 to win $151)
- Over/under: 8
Nationals vs. Marlins: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, September 15, 2024
- Game Time: 1:35 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Nationals Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Nationals stats and trends
Nationals betting records
- This season, the Nationals have been favored 27 times and won 14, or 51.9%, of those games.
- Washington has played as favorites of -182 or more twice this season and split those games.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 64.5% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
- So far this season, Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 71 of 148 games with a total.
- The Nationals are 82-65-0 against the spread in their 147 chances this season.
MacKenzie Gore (Nationals probable starter)
- The Nationals are sending Gore (8-12) out to make his 30th start of the season. He is 8-12 with a 4.34 ERA and 158 strikeouts in 147 1/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty last appeared on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves, when he went 3 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.34, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 29 games this season. Opponents are hitting .280 against him.
- Gore has eight quality starts under his belt this year.
- Gore has pitched five or more innings in a game 21 times this year entering this matchup.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 29 outings this season.
- He will match up with a Marlins team that is batting .241 as a unit (17th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .370 (28th in MLB) with 134 total home runs (28th in MLB).
- Gore has a 1.38 ERA and a 0.615 WHIP against the Marlins this season in 13 innings pitched, allowing a .133 batting average over two appearances.
Nationals batting stats
- The Nationals’ 125 home runs rank second-to-last in MLB this season.
- Fueled by 395 extra-base hits, Washington ranks 23rd in MLB with a .378 slugging percentage this season.
- The Nationals rank 14th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
- Washington has scored the 23rd-most runs in the majors this season with 620 (4.2 per game).
- The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
- Washington ranks fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
Marlins stats and trends
Marlins betting records
- The Marlins have been chosen as underdogs in 132 games this year and have walked away with the win 51 times (38.6%) in those games.
- This year, Miami has won 19 of 53 games when listed as at least +151 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Marlins have an implied victory probability of 39.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 79 of its 149 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Marlins have an against the spread mark of 68-80-0 in 148 games with a line this season.
Adam Oller (Marlins probable starter)
- The Marlins are sending Oller (1-3) to the mound for his sixth start of the season. He is 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA and 24 strikeouts through 26 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the righty tossed five innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up six earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
- In five games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 5.40, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .214 against him.
- Oller has recorded one quality start this season.
- Oller will try to build upon a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 frames per appearance).
- In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Nationals offense has the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.378) and ranks 29th in home runs hit (125) in all of MLB. They have a collective .244 batting average, and are 18th in the league with 1198 total hits and 23rd in MLB action scoring 620 runs.
Marlins batting stats
- The Marlins have hit the third-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (134).
- So far this season, Miami’s .370 slugging percentage is the third-lowest percentage in the majors.
- The Marlins have the 17th-ranked batting average in the league (.241).
- Miami scores the second-fewest runs in baseball (564 total, 3.8 per game).
- The Marlins rank 29th in the majors with a .296 on-base percentage.