The teams from the East Coast will mix it up on Wednesday in Major League Baseball action.
The Washington Nationals will battle the New York Yankees. The Washington Nationals won the first game of the series 2-1 over the Yankees on Tuesday. The win for the Nationals moved them to 58-68 on the season, but they remain in last place in the National League East.
The Yankees, with their loss, have now dropped nine straight games. New York is 60-65 on the season and 35-32 at home this season. New York is 17.5 games out of first place in the American League East.
Let’s take a look at our Nationals vs Yankees best bets.
Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees Odds
Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees Information
Before we get to our Nationals vs Yankees best bets, here is some important information:
Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees
Location of the game: Yankee Stadium. Bronx, NY.
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 23. 7:05 pm ET.
How to watch: YES
Recent Scores
Washington Nationals
- Thursday, August 17: 10-7 win vs. Red Sox
- Friday, August 18: 8-7 win vs. Phillies
- Saturday, August 19: 12-3 loss vs. Phillies
- Sunday, August 20: 4-3 win vs. Phillies
- Tuesday, August 22: 2-1 win @ Yankees
New York Yankees
- Wednesday, August 16: 2-0 loss @ Braves
- Friday, August 18: 8-3 loss vs. Red Sox
- Saturday, August 19: 8-1 loss vs. Red Sox
- Sunday, August 20: 6-5 loss vs. Red Sox
- Tuesday, August 22: 2-1 loss vs. Nationals
Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees Analysis
MacKenzie Gore will make the start in the Washington Nationals game today. The youngster is 6-9 on the season, with a 4.38 earned run average.
Gore has thrown 123.1 innings in 2023 and struck out 141 batters while walking 52. The 24-year-old is coming off an outing against the Red Sox, where he allowed just one hit over 6.1 innings. It was his best outing of the season.
Washington got a big home run from CJ Abrams in the win on Tuesday. It was the fourth win in the last five games for Washington. Outside of Abrams, Lane Thomas, and Joey Meneses have been solid at the plate for Washington. Thomas is hitting .288 and has cracked 20 home runs, while Meneses leads the team with 69 runs batted in.
For the New York Yankees, Luis Severino will take the mound. The 29-year-old is making his 14th start of 2023. He has been miserable this season, with a 2-8 record and a 7.98 earned run average. Severino pitched last on August 15th, going four innings and allowing five hits and three runs against the Braves.
The New York Yankees roster on offense has completely fallen off the face of the earth. During the nine-game losing streak, the Yankees have scored just a total of 21 runs. The New York offense has fallen to 24th in runs scored and 29th in batting average.
The team is batting just .230 on the season. A season ago, Aaron Judge was getting MLB MVP Odds as the favorite; with his injuries and struggles, he is not in the picture.
Odds Breakdown for Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees
- Moneyline: New York Yankees -142 | Washington Nationals +120
- Runline: New York Yankees -1.5 (+136) | Washington Nationals +1.5 (-162)
- Total: 9
Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees Betting Pick and Prediction
This is surprising to see that the New York Yankees are favored in this game. Gore is throwing the ball pretty well right now, and the Yankees are not hitting anything. Severino has not been very good.
This game has the makings of the Nationals winning and the losing streak moving to ten games for New York.
- Our favorite of all the Nationals vs Yankees best bets for this game is the Washington Nationals +120 over the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
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