Friday's game that pits the Milwaukee Brewers (61-47) against the Washington Nationals (49-60) at Nationals Park has a good chance to be a competitive matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Brewers. Game time is at 6:45 PM ET on August 2.
The Brewers will give the nod to Frankie Montas (4-8) versus the Nationals and Jake Irvin (8-8).
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Brewers vs. Nationals Game Info & Odds
- When: Friday, August 2, 2024 at 6:45 PM ET
- Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
- How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+
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Brewers vs. Nationals Score Prediction
- Our pick for this matchup is Brewers 5, Nationals 4.
Total Prediction for Brewers vs. Nationals
- Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
Brewers Performance Insights
- The Brewers have played as the favorite in five of their past 10 games and have won two of those contests.
- In its last 10 games with a total, Milwaukee and its opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
- This season, the Brewers have won 34 out of the 57 games, or 59.6%, in which they've been favored.
- This season Milwaukee has won 32 of its 52 games, or 61.5%, when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
- The Brewers have a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Milwaukee has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 509 (4.7 per game).
- The Brewers' 3.77 team ERA ranks sixth among all league pitching staffs.
Nationals Performance Insights
- In seven games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Nationals have a record of 2-5.
- In its previous 10 games with a total, Washington and its opponents have combined to exceed the over/under on six occasions.
- The Nationals have won in 39, or 43.8%, of the 89 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Washington has come away with a win 37 times in 84 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Washington scores the 17th-most runs in baseball (462 total, 4.2 per game).
- The Nationals have the 24th-ranked ERA (4.39) in the majors this season.
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Brewers Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Pitching Matchup |
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July 27 | Marlins | L 7-3 | Aaron Civale vs Max Meyer |
July 28 | Marlins | W 6-2 | Tobias Myers vs Kyle Tyler |
July 29 | Braves | W 8-3 | Colin Rea vs Grant Holmes |
July 30 | Braves | L 5-1 | Joe Ross vs Bryce Elder |
July 31 | Braves | L 6-2 | Freddy Peralta vs Chris Sale |
August 2 | @ Nationals | - | Frankie Montás vs Jake Irvin |
August 3 | @ Nationals | - | Aaron Civale vs DJ Herz |
August 4 | @ Nationals | - | Tobias Myers vs Mitchell Parker |
August 6 | @ Braves | - | Colin Rea vs Chris Sale |
August 7 | @ Braves | - | Freddy Peralta vs Charlie Morton |
August 8 | @ Braves | - | TBA vs TBA |
Nationals Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Pitching Matchup |
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July 27 | @ Cardinals | W 14-3 | Jake Irvin vs Kyle Gibson |
July 28 | @ Cardinals | L 4-3 | DJ Herz vs Miles Mikolas |
July 29 | @ Diamondbacks | L 9-8 | Mitchell Parker vs Jordan Montgomery |
July 30 | @ Diamondbacks | L 17-0 | Patrick Corbin vs Ryne Nelson |
July 31 | @ Diamondbacks | L 5-4 | MacKenzie Gore vs Zac Gallen |
August 2 | Brewers | - | Jake Irvin vs Frankie Montás |
August 3 | Brewers | - | DJ Herz vs Aaron Civale |
August 4 | Brewers | - | Mitchell Parker vs Tobias Myers |
August 5 | Giants | - | Patrick Corbin vs Robbie Ray |
August 6 | Giants | - | MacKenzie Gore vs Logan Webb |
August 7 | Giants | - | Jake Irvin vs Kyle Harrison |
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