In our MLB predictions for Sunday, August 14, we bring you the best Padres vs Nationals betting pick and odds. San Diego and Washington wrap up their three-game National League series at Nationals Park. The Padres beat the Nats 10-5 in Fridayโs opener, while Saturdayโs battle has been excluded from the analysis.
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Padres vs Nationals Betting Pick
This game will be played at Nationals Park at 12:05 PM ET on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
Why Bet The Padres:
โ Blake Snell will get the starting call for San Diego, and the 29-year-old left-hander has been outstanding as of late. Snell is 4-6 with a 3.96 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 14 starts (72.2 innings pitched) this season, but over his previous four appearances and 22.2 frames of work, Blake has surrendered only three runs on 18 hits while punching out 29.
โ The Padresโ offense has accounted for 66 runs in its first 12 showings in August. San Diego has recorded a strong .268/.344/.451 slash line with 14 home runs and 29 extra-base hits through its previous 421 at-bats.
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โ The Nationalsโ bullpen has been terrible all season long. It has already tossed 42.2 innings in August while posting a miserable 5.91 ERA, 7.0 K/9, 1.48 HR/9, and .379 BABIP. On the other side, the Padres โpen holds a solid 3.12 ERA and 3.14 FIP across 40.1 frames of work in August.
San Diego Padres
The Padres improved their record to 64-51 for the season following Fridayโs victory at Nationals Park. It was their third consecutive win, and the Padres held the final wild card in the National League. Blake Snell stopped his three-game win streak last Monday. He took a tough loss in a 1-0 defeat to the San Francisco Giants, surrendering one run on six hits and a couple of walks while punching out eight across 5.2 innings of work. Snell ranks in the 77th percentile in expected slugging percentage and the 87th percentile in whiff percentage.
Washington Nationals
The Nats fell to 37-77 on the season following Fridayโs loss to the Padres. It was their second defeat in a row and eighth in nine outings. Washington held the worst record in the majors on Saturday along with the worst run differential of minus-205.
The Nationals have scored 41 runs in their first 11 showings in August while hitting .265/.321/.410. Paolo Espino will toe the slab Sunday, and the 35-year-old righty is 0-4 with a 4.04 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 11 starts and 20 relief appearances this season. Over his previous five starts, Espino has recorded a pedestrian 5.48 ERA and 6.55 FIP. He ranks in the 5th percentile in expected slugging percentage and the 12th percentile in whiff percentage.