Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Prediction: Marlins to extend dominance on Nationals

Saturday's Major League Baseball action at Nationals Park features a matchup between the Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals.

The Washington Nationals have scored at least four runs in five of their previous eight games, including nine runs in their most recent three games. The Nationals have been successful in winning six of their last nine games while scoring four or more runs. The Nationals are led in hits and runs batted in by Joey Meneses, who has 77, while Lane Thomas and Dominic Smith have combined for 138 hits and 48 RBI. This is Trevor Williams' turn to pitch, and so far he has a record of 3-4 with a 4.11 earned run average and 52 strikeouts. In his career versus the Marlins, Williams has a record of 11-2, a 3.75 earned run average, and 36 strikeouts. The Nationals have a record of 44-96 in their past 140 games at home and a record of 1-8 in their last nine games overall.

The Miami Marlins have scored at least four runs in nine of their previous 12 games, including a streak of eight runs scored in their most recent three games. The Marlins have been victorious in their last 9 games when they have scored 4 or more runs. The Marlins are led in hits and runs batted in by Luis Arraez, who has 91, while Bryan De La Cruz and Jorge Soles have combined for 128 hits and 75 runs batted in. The next batter is Sandy Alcantara, who has a record of 2-5 with a 4.75 earned run average and 71 strikeouts so far this season. In his career versus the Nationals, Alcantara has a record of 6-6 with a 3.21 earned run average and 62 strikeouts. The Marlins have a record of 16-35 over their previous 51 games played on Saturday and a record of 15-39 over their last 54 games played after an off day.

Although Sandy Alcantara has had a rough season, he is coming off his greatest performance, in which he limited the White Sox to just one run over the course of seven innings. Trevor Williams now has a season ERA of 4.11, and he has given up six runs over the course of his most recent 10.2 innings pitched. During this winning streak, the Miami Marlins offense has really stepped up to the plate, and they are also the club that has had more rest. Given that a Cy Young champion is on the hill, the pricing seems to be somewhat reasonable. Hence, I expect the Marlins to win here.