Nationals vs. Royals: Betting Preview for Sept. 24
Published 5:24 am Tuesday, September 24, 2024
When the Kansas City Royals (82-74) and Washington Nationals (69-87) square of at Nationals Park on Tuesday, Sept. 24, Cole Ragans will get the ball for the Royals, while the Nationals will send Mitchell Parker to the hill. The game will start at 6:45 p.m. ET.
At -165, the Royals are listed as the moneyline favorites in this game against the Nationals (+135). The total for this matchup is 8. The odds to exceed the over are -105, while the odds are -115 to go under.
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Nationals vs. Royals Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Time: 6:45 p.m. ET
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Venue: Nationals Park
- TV Channel: MASN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Royals -165
- Moneyline Underdog: Nationals +135
- Over/Under: 8 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)
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Nationals Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Nationals will hand the ball to Parker (7-10) for his 29th start of the season.
- The left-hander gave up five earned runs and allowed seven hits in 3 2/3 innings pitched against the New York Mets on Tuesday.
- In 28 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 11 of them.
- Parker has started 28 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 20 times. He averages 5.2 innings per appearance.
- He has made 28 appearances and finished five of them without allowing an earned run.
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Nationals Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Nationals’ 130 home runs rank 29th in MLB this season.
- Washington ranks 24th in the majors with a .375 team slugging percentage.
- The Nationals’ .243 batting average ranks 14th in the league this season.
- Washington has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 638 (4.1 per game).
- The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The Nationals have shown patience at the plate this season with the fifth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.5) among MLB offenses.
- Washington has pitched to a 4.35 ERA this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
- Washington strikes out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
- The Nationals rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.338 WHIP this season.
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