Washington Nationals (4-8, fifth in the NL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (6-5, second in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 4:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (0-0); Angels: Griffin Canning (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Angels -171, Nationals +145; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels and Washington Nationals play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Los Angeles is 2-3 at home and 6-5 overall. The Angels have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .238.
Washington is 4-8 overall and 3-3 on the road. The Nationals have a 1-0 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 6-4, .000 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Nationals: 4-6, .000 batting average, 4.97 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Angels: Chris Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Marte: 60-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 15-Day IL (groin), Max Stassi: 10-Day IL (hip ), Jared Walsh: 10-Day IL (headaches), Davis Daniel: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Nationals: Ildemaro Vargas: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Garcia: day-to-day (hamstring), Corey Dickerson: 10-Day IL (calf), Israel Pineda: 10-Day IL (finger), Stephen Strasburg: 60-Day IL (ribs/shoulder), Tanner Rainey: 60-Day IL (elbow), Victor Arano: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carter Kieboom: 10-Day IL (finger)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
