The Washington Nationals (38-41) and San Diego Padres (43-41) will meet on Wednesday at PETCO Park, with first pitch at 4:10 PM ET.
The Nationals are favored away from home (-125) versus the Padres (+105). The Nationals will start DJ Herz (1-1) versus the Padres and Dylan Cease (6-6).
Yesterday, the Padres picked up a 9-7 win over the Nationals, with Adam Mazur (5.0 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 0 K) registering the win for the Padres. Jurickson Profar finished 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI to lead the offensive attack. MacKenzie Gore (5.0 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Nationals.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Wednesday’s Nationals vs. Padres Game, including viewing options.
Washington Nationals vs. San Diego Padres odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Nationals (-125, bet $125 to win $100)
- Underdog: Padres (+105, bet $100 to win $105)
- Over/under: 7.5
Nationals vs. Padres: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: Padres
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Nationals stats and trends
Nationals betting records
- The Nationals have won eight, or 53.3%, of the 15 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Washington has a record of 5-3 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -125 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
- Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 37 of its 79 games with a total this season.
- The Nationals are 46-32-0 ATS in their 78 games with a spread this season.
DJ Herz (Nationals probable starter)
- Herz (1-1) takes the mound for the Nationals in his fifth start of the season. He’s put together a 4.50 ERA in 18 2/3 innings pitched, with 26 strikeouts.
- The left-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, when he went 3 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- In four games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.50, with 13 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .257 against him.
- He will face a Padres offense that ranks seventh in the league with 383 runs while batting .260 as a unit. It has a collective .406 slugging percentage (11th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 90 home runs (10th in MLB).
Nationals batting stats
- The Nationals’ 67 home runs rank second-to-last in MLB this season.
- Hitters for Washington have combined for a team rank of 23rd in the majors with a .369 team slugging percentage.
- The Nationals have a team batting average of .237 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.
- Washington has scored 327 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .305 this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- Washington has shown patience at the plate this season with the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.7) among MLB offenses.
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- The Padres have won in 15, or 46.9%, of the 32 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, San Diego has been victorious seven times in 17 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Padres have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- San Diego and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 44 of its 84 opportunities.
- The Padres have an against the spread record of 42-41-0 in 83 games with a line this season.
Dylan Cease (Padres probable starter)
- Cease (6-6 with a 4.14 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 91 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Padres, his 17th of the season.
- His most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when the right-hander tossed 4 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.14, with 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .216 batting average against him.
- Cease has eight quality starts this year.
- Cease is trying to record his 13th start of five or more innings this season in this outing.
- He has had two appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- He will match up with a Nationals offense that ranks 21st in the league with 616 total hits (on a .237 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .369 (23rd in the league) with 67 total home runs (29th in MLB action).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old’s 4.14 ERA ranks 54th, 1.106 WHIP ranks 23rd, and 11.4 K/9 ranks fifth.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres are 10th in MLB action with 90 total home runs.
- So far this year, San Diego ranks 11th in baseball, slugging .406.
- The Padres have the second-best batting average in the league (.260).
- The offense for San Diego is No. 7 in the majors, scoring 4.6 runs per game (383 total runs).
- The Padres’ .324 on-base percentage ranks fifth-best in MLB.