Sunday's contest that pits the Washington Nationals (37-38) against the Colorado Rockies (26-50) at Coors Field should be a competitive matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 8-7 in favor of the Nationals. Game time is at 3:10 PM ET on June 23.

The probable pitchers are Jake Irvin (5-6) for the Nationals and Kyle Freeland (0-3) for the Rockies.

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Nationals vs. Rockies Game Info & Odds

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Nationals vs. Rockies Score Prediction

  • Our pick for this matchup is Nationals 8, Rockies 7.

Total Prediction for Nationals vs. Rockies

  • Total Prediction: Over 10.5 runs

Nationals Performance Insights

  • The Nationals have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
  • In its last 10 games with a total, Washington and its opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
  • The Nationals have entered the game as favorites 12 times this season and won seven, or 58.3%, of those games.
  • Washington is 7-5 this season when entering a game favored by -115 or more on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
  • Washington ranks 24th in the majors with 305 total runs scored this season.
  • The Nationals have the 11th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.84).

Rockies Performance Insights

  • The Rockies have played as the underdog in 10 of their past 10 games and have gone 3-7 in those contests.
  • In its last 10 games with an over/under, Colorado and its opponents have combined to eclipse the total seven times.
  • The Rockies have been chosen as underdogs in 75 games this year and have walked away with the win 26 times (34.7%) in those games.
  • Colorado has a win-loss record of 26-44 when favored by -105 or worse by bookmakers this year.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 51.2% chance of pulling out a win.
  • The offense for Colorado is the No. 16 offense in MLB, scoring 4.3 runs per game (327 total runs).
  • Rockies pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.69 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.

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Nationals Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
June 16 Marlins W 3-1 Mitchell Parker vs Jesús Luzardo
June 18 Diamondbacks L 5-0 Jake Irvin vs Slade Cecconi
June 19 Diamondbacks W 3-1 Patrick Corbin vs Brandon Pfaadt
June 20 Diamondbacks L 5-2 MacKenzie Gore vs Ryne Nelson
June 21 @ Rockies W 11-5 DJ Herz vs Dakota Hudson
June 23 @ Rockies - Jake Irvin vs Kyle Freeland
June 24 @ Padres - Patrick Corbin vs Matt Waldron
June 25 @ Padres - MacKenzie Gore vs Yu Darvish
June 26 @ Padres - DJ Herz vs Dylan Cease
June 28 @ Rays - Mitchell Parker vs Zach Eflin
June 29 @ Rays - Jake Irvin vs Aaron Civale

Rockies Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
June 17 Dodgers L 9-5 Cal Quantrill vs James Paxton
June 18 Dodgers L 11-9 Austin Gomber vs Walker Buehler
June 19 Dodgers W 7-6 Ryan Feltner vs Bobby Miller
June 20 Dodgers L 5-3 Ty Blach vs Gavin Stone
June 21 Nationals L 11-5 Dakota Hudson vs DJ Herz
June 23 Nationals - Kyle Freeland vs Jake Irvin
June 25 @ Astros - Austin Gomber vs Hunter Brown
June 26 @ Astros - Ryan Feltner vs Spencer Arrighetti
June 28 @ White Sox - Ty Blach vs Jonathan Cannon
June 29 @ White Sox - Dakota Hudson vs Garrett Crochet
June 30 @ White Sox - TBA vs TBA

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