Nationals take home losing streak into matchup against the Guardians
Cleveland Guardians (7-6, second in the AL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (4-9, fifth in the NL East)
Washington; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Cal Quantrill (0-0); Nationals: Trevor Williams (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Guardians -156, Nationals +133; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals take on the Cleveland Guardians looking to end their three-game home skid.
Washington is 1-5 at home and 4-9 overall. The Nationals have a 1-3 record in games decided by one run.
Cleveland is 5-2 on the road and 7-6 overall. The Guardians are 5-0 in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 3-7, .000 batting average, 5.23 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
Guardians: 5-5, .000 batting average, 4.63 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.
