New York Yankees (77-54, first in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (59-72, fourth in the NL East)
Washington; Monday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr. (7-10, 4.00 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Nationals: Mitchell Parker (7-7, 4.26 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -189, Nationals +156; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees to open a three-game series.
Washington has a 59-72 record overall and a 30-33 record in home games. The Nationals are 44-10 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
New York has a 77-54 record overall and a 41-25 record in road games. The Yankees are 61-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with 50 extra base hits (26 doubles, six triples and 18 home runs). Keibert Ruiz is 10-for-37 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Aaron Judge leads New York with 51 home runs while slugging .736. Juan Soto is 7-for-35 with four home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .259 batting average, 3.86 ERA, outscored by four runs
Yankees: 6-4, .216 batting average, 2.74 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Alex Call: day-to-day (leg), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Yankees: Luis Gil: 15-Day IL (back), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony Rizzo: 60-Day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
