Nelson Cruz will look for his 100th hit of the year (he has 97) when his Washington Nationals (43-85) play the Oakland Athletics (48-81) at 7:05 PM ET on Tuesday.
The Nationals (-115 moneyline odds to win) play the Athletics (-105) in a projected tight matchup. The starting pitchers are Erick Fedde (5-8) for the Washington Nationals, and Cole Irvin (6-11) for the Oakland Athletics. The over/under for this game is 8.5.
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Nationals vs. Athletics Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Nationals
- Washington has been listed as the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just two times in the last 10 games, and lost both matchups.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Nationals and their opponents combined to hit the over two times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
- Washington has a 7-3-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.
Athletics
- In 10 games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, Oakland has a record of 5-5.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Athletics and their opponents are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
- Oakland has won six of its last 10 games against the spread.
Nationals vs. Athletics Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Erick Fedde
- The Nationals are 12-8-0 ATS in Fedde’s 20 starts with a set spread.
- The Nationals were named the moneyline favorite for two Fedde starts this season — they split the games.
- Fedde’s team has compiled a 10-10 record over his 20 starts.
- Fedde has had 20 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and 10 of those games hit the over.
Projected starter: Cole Irvin
- When Irvin starts, his team is 9-14-0 against the spread this season.
- His team has won 35% of his starts when they are underdogs on the moneyline (7-13).
- Irvin’s team has won eight of his 23 starts.
- Out of Irvin’s 23 starts with a total this season, seven have hit the over.
Nationals Batting Leaders
- Cruz has sent home a team-high 62 runs batted in.
- Among all batters in MLB, Cruz’s home run total ranks 143rd and his RBI tally ranks 48th.
- Cesar Hernandez is hitting .245 with 26 doubles, three triples and 36 walks.
- Hernandez ranks 404th in homers and 242nd in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
- Hernandez has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a double and a walk.
- Keibert Ruiz has put up a team-high batting average of .247.
- Ruiz brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with two doubles and a walk.
- Luke Voit has shown his power as he leads his team with 17 home runs.
- Voit heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with a home run and two RBI.
Athletics Batting Leaders
- Sean Murphy is batting .254 with 53 RBI, both of which rank first among Oakland hitters this season.
- Among all batters in MLB, Murphy is 61st in home runs and 79th in RBI.
- Seth Brown’s 17 home runs are most among Oakland batters. He’s driven in 50 runs this season while slugging .418.
- Brown is 54th overall in home runs and 87th in RBI this year.
- Tony Kemp has 86 hits this season and a slash line of .221/.296/.300.
- Kemp has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .222 with two walks and an RBI.
- Chad Pinder is batting .236 with an OBP of .263 and a slugging percentage of .387 this season.
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