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The Cleveland Guardians (37-19) are set to take on the Washington Nationals (26-29) Friday at 7:10 PM ET, airing on MASN. The Guardians are listed as -236 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog Nationals have +197 odds for the contest.
Tanner Bibee takes the mound for Cleveland while Patrick Corbin is Washington’s starter for the contest.
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Guardians and Nationals Betting Trends
The Guardians have been favored on the moneyline 36 total times this season. They’ve finished 25-11 in those games.
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -236 or shorter, Cleveland has a record of 2-1 (66.7%).
The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 50 times this season and won 23, or 46%, of those games.
Washington has a record of 1-3 when it’s set as an underdog of +197 or more by sportsbooks this season.
The Guardians have had an over/under set by bookmakers 56 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 28 of those games (28-24-4).
The Nationals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 24 of their 55 opportunities.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have the No. 3 offense in MLB play scoring 5.1 runs per game (286 total runs).
Cleveland ranks ninth in MLB play with 63 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
The Guardians’ .239 batting average ranks 16th in the majors.
Cleveland strikes out 7.5 times per game, the fifth-fewest mark in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 9.1 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
Cleveland has a 3.52 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals rank 24th in the majors with 222 total runs scored this season.
Washington’s 47 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
The Nationals rank 22nd in MLB with a .233 team batting average.
Washington ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 Ks per contest.
The Nationals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.84 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Bibee (3-1 with a 3.99 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Guardians, his 12th of the season.
Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.271), home runs (16) and runs batted in (56) this season.
Josh Naylor has 47 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .515 this season.
Andres Gimenez leads Cleveland with a .271 batting average while slugging four homers and driving in 33 runs.
David Fry has collected 36 hits this season and has an OBP of .485. He’s slugging .608 on the year.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
The Nationals will send Corbin (1-5) to the mound for his 12th start this season.
C.J. Abrams has accumulated a team-best nine home runs and 26 runs batted in.
Jesse Winker is batting .239 with 10 doubles, six home runs and 26 walks.
Luis Garcia paces the Nationals with 26 runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .262.
Jacob Young is hitting .279 with seven doubles and seven walks.
Guardians and Nationals Injuries
Guardians: Carlos Carrasco: 15 Day IL (Neck), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gavin Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Nationals: Josiah Gray: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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