Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals Prediction: Can We Bank on Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers Bats?
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals Prediction: Can We Bank on Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers Bats?
The Los Angeles Dodgers came out of the All-Star break and defeated the San Francisco Giants four straight times to extend their winning streak to eight games. Their home series against the Giants wasn't easy, but the Dodgers made it look easy in the second half of each game.
Now they'll take on a much easier opponent in the Washington Nationals, who are just 32-65 on the season. Can the Dodgers extend their eight-game winning streak to nine? Here are our picks, predictions, and odds for Monday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals.
Dodgers vs. Nationals Start Time, Where to Watch, and Odds
- Date: July 25, 2022
- Game Time: 10:10 pm ET
- Where to Watch: SNLA, MSN2, MLBN
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Dodgers vs. Nationals Injury Report
Nationals
Out: 3B Carter Kieboom (Elbow)
Dodgers
Questionable: 3B Justin Turner (Abdomen)
Out: 2B Chris Taylor (Foot)
Dodgers vs. Nationals Line Movement
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals Prediction
The All-Star starter Tony Gonsolin will take the hill for the Dodgers tonight. Gonsolin was actually the losing pitcher in the All-Star game after putting together the worst inning by a National League pitcher. But put that aside. He's got an 11-0 record with a 2.02 ERA on the season. He has more losses in All-Star games than in actual games this season.
However, in the last 30 days, he has had a 4.33 xFIP. Things might be catching up to Gonsolin. He's allowing 37.5% of hard contact and only induced 40.3% of ground balls on the mound in the last 30 days.
Gonsolin has also given up a .184 ISO to his last 52 righties faced this year. But he'll take on a Nationals lineup that has earned a .150 ISO and wOBA of .304 in the last 30 days against righties. Without Juan Soto and Josh Bell, this Washington lineup would look completely lost. Soon Bell and (potentially) Soto could be on different teams at the trade deadline.
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On the flip side, Paolo Espino will take the hill for Washington. Unlike Gonsolin, he's yet to earn a win this year but still has a 3.57 ERA on the season. Espino has a 5.38 xFIP in the last 30 days but has only earned 18.6% of strikeouts. He won't induce a high amount of grounders and has given up plenty of hard contact in the last 30 days.
He'll take on a Dodgers lineup that is hitting a .210 ISO and wOBA of .246 in the last 30 days against righties. The Dodgers have also smacked over 23% of line drives and have hit under 40% of ground balls in that time frame.
Look for the Dodgers to do damage early against Espino in tonight's game. I'm not going to bother betting for or against Gonsolin. I think he's trending downward, and I don't want any part of him. But I'll take the Dodgers to score runs, especially in the first five innings.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals Pick
- Dodgers Over 2.5 F5 TT (-135) (Bet $135 to Win $100)
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Jason grew up an avid sports fan. His passion for sports writing grew in high school and he developed a blog that was strictly for New York Sports. From his work, you will quickly realize that he loves looking at games from an analytical and numbers perspective and hopes to provide you with that same perspective in his articles.