Washington Nationals vs NY Yankees Prediction 8-26-24 MLB Picks

The NY Yankees and Washington Nationals meet Monday in MLB Game 1 action at Nationals Park. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs NY Yankees Prediction. This article will include a Washington Nationals vs NY Yankees Pick.

NY Yankees Betting Preview

The NY Yankees are 77-54 on the year after playing the Guardians and Rockies. The NY Yankees have scored 15 runs in their last 3 Games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 Games. The NY Yankees have won 5 of their last 6 Games when scoring 4 or more runs. Aaron Judge leads the NY Yankees with 153 hits and 122 RBI, while Juan Soto and Anthony Volpe have combined for 272 hits and 142 RBI.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals are 59-72 on the year after playing the Rockies and Braves. The Washington Nationals have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Washington Nationals have won 5 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Luis Garcia Jr. leads the Washington Nationals with 122 hits and 63 RBI, while CJ Abrams and Jacob Young have combined for 216 hits and 91 RBI.

NY Yankees vs Washington Nationals Pitching Pick Matchup

Nestor Cortes gets the ball for the NY Yankees, and he is 7-10 with a 4.00 ERA and 137 strikeouts this season. Cortes has allowed 15 hits and 6 runs in his last 18.2 innings. Cortes has a 5.45 ERA and .287 allowed batting average in 67.2 road innings. This will be Cortes’ first career Game against the Washington Nationals.

Mitchell Parker gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 7-7 with a 4.26 ERA and 104 strikeouts this season. Parker has allowed 26 hits and 10 earned runs in his last 22.1 innings. Parker has a 2.82 ERA and .228 allowed batting average in 67 home innings. This will be Parker’s first career Game against the NY Yankees.

Why the Washington Nationals will win

• The Yankees have lost each of their last five games as favorites against NL East opponents.
• The Nationals have won four of their last five games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as road favorites against NL East opponents.
• The Nationals have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against the Yankees.
• The Yankees have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games as road favorites against National League opponents.
• The Nationals have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games as underdogs.

Washington Nationals vs NY Yankees Prediction

The NY Yankees should be favored for obvious reasons and should view this series as a chance to pad the standings as they chase down the best record in baseball. With that said, the Nationals continue to play hard and win just enough to be worth a look at times in the underdog role. Also, Nestor Cortes has been rocked on the road this season, which does give the Nats and these big odds hope. Mitchell Parker hasn’t been terrible, and the Nationals are 3-1 with him on the mound this month. I’ll take a shot with the Nationals and the plus money.