Two teams that are playing great baseball will get together on Wednesday. This is the third game of a four game series, with two in each ballpark. The Baltimore Orioles are at the Washington Nationals. The Orioles started the series just ½ game behind the New York Yankees. Baltimore is 20-10 on the season.
The Washington Nationals are leading the National League East by 6.5 games over the New York Mets. The Nationals are 9-6 at home, and have won 6 out of their last 10 games. The Washington Nationals are -129 over the Baltimore Orioles in this game on Wednesday night. Find the latest baseball betting odds here.
2017 MLB Free Picks Orioles Vs Nationals
When: Wednesday May 10th, 2017; 6:05 pm CT
Where: Nationals Park; Washington D.C.
TV: MASN 2, MASN
Radio: 105.7 The Fan, Orioles Radio Network, 106.7 The Fan
Stream Option: MLB.TV
Odds: Washington Nationals -129
Why Bet on Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an awfully good baseball team. The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.88 on the season, and have recorded 16 quality starts. Baltimore’s offense has been pretty solid all season. The Orioles are led by second base men Jonathan Schoop, who is hitting .294.
Manny Machado leads the team with 8 homeruns and 21 runs batted in. Machado has just a .229 batting average on the season. Baltimore is without their closer Zach Britton, who went on the disabled list with an elbow injury.
Why Bet on Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals saw Bryce Harper blast his 10th home run in the loss on Monday. Harper is not even the hottest hitter on the team. The Nationals first base men Ryan Zimmerman leads the team with a .420 batting average, along with 13 home runs and he has drove in 34 runs on the season.
The Nationals are the top scoring team in all of Major League Baseball. The Nationals are batting .285 on the season, which is 1st in the league. Washington leads all of Major League Baseball with quality starts as well, with 22 on the season.
Expert Score & Prediction
This should be a pretty good game, between two pretty good baseball teams. The third of a four game series could get interesting. By this point, the teams know the opposing bullpens. The team with the better starting pitching in this game is going to win. That goes to Stephen Strasburg over Wade Miley.
Strasburg has great stuff, and the Orioles are a boom or bust offense. Wade Miley goes for Baltimore, and while he been pretty solid, he is going to struggle in this game against the Nationals. The final bet for this game is the Washington Nationals -129 over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
