Nationals vs. Royals: Betting Preview for Sept. 24
Published 5:24 am Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (82-74) will visit Luis Garcia and the Washington Nationals (69-87) at Nationals Park on Tuesday, Sept. 24, with a start time of 6:45 p.m. ET.
Bookmakers have tabbed the Royals (-165) as moneyline favorites versus the Nationals (+135). The over/under for this game has been set at 8.
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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
- Mitchell Parker (7-10) will take to the mound for the Nationals and make his 29th start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he gave up five earned runs and allowed seven hits in 3 2/3 innings against the New York Mets.
- In 28 starts this season, he’s earned 11 quality starts.
- Parker has made 20 starts of five or more innings in 28 chances this season, and averages 5.2 frames when he pitches.
- 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 is 24th in MLB with a slugging percentage of .375 this season.
- The Nationals have a team batting average of .243 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
- Washington has scored 638 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- 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 the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.35) in the majors this season.
- Washington averages the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the majors this season.
- The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.338 as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in MLB.
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