Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals Prediction: Nationals can’t compete

On Friday, Major League Baseball action will take place at Minute Maid Park between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros.

The Houston Astros have scored at least four runs in five of their previous ten games, including a total of eleven runs in their most recent three games. When scoring four or more runs in a game, the Astros have won 12 of their previous 14 contests. The Astros are led in hits and runs batted in by Kyle Tucker, who has 65, while Mauricio Dubon and Alex Bregman have combined for 127 hits and 54 runs batted in. The Astros have a record of 47-16 in their previous 63 games played in game three of a series and are 41-12 in their last 53 games played on Friday. In the Astros' last seven games, under has a record of 5-2.

The Washington Nationals have scored at least four runs in six of their last 11 games, including a season-high 11 runs in their most recent three games. When they have scored four or more runs in a game, the Nationals have won five of their last eight games. The Nationals are led in hits and runs batted in by Joey Meneses, who has 77, while Lane Thomas and Luis Garcia have combined for 135 hits and 59 RBI. The Nationals have a record of 13-39 over their past 52 games played on Friday, while their record on the road over their last 5 games is 1-4. In the last five games overall, the under is 4-1 in Nationals play.

In this matchup between MacKenzie Gore and Cristian Javier, the Houston Astros have a distinct advantage due to the fact that they are not only the superior club but also difficult to wager against when playing at home. Also, since April 26, the Nationals are winless while Gore is on the mound, whereas Javier has led the Astros to a 10-3 record when he has pitched for them this season. Hence, I expect the Houston Astros to win here easily.