Cleveland Guardians (8-6, second in the AL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (4-10, fifth in the NL East)
Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Zach Plesac (0-0); Nationals: Chad Kuhl (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Guardians -171, Nationals +146; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals look to end a three-game skid when they play the Cleveland Guardians.
Washington has a 4-10 record overall and a 1-6 record at home. The Nationals have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .250.
Cleveland has a 6-2 record on the road and an 8-6 record overall. The Guardians are 4-1 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 3-7, .000 batting average, 5.02 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Guardians: 5-5, .000 batting average, 4.59 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Ildemaro Vargas: 10-Day IL (shoulder), 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)
Guardians: Triston McKenzie: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (oblique), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
