Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction: Padres to edge Nationals on the road

On Thursday, Major League Baseball action will take place at Nationals Park, featuring a matchup between the San Diego Padres and the Washington Nationals. The Padres won the first game of the series by a score of three runs, but on Wednesday, Washington tied the score by winning by a score of two runs.

In the first game of the series on Tuesday, the Nationals were defeated by the Braves 12-9 despite having a successful fifth inning in which they scored three runs. On Wednesday, Washington had nine hits as a team, which contributed to their four runs scored in the second inning. Trevor Williams started the game and went 5.2 innings, allowing three earned runs on three hits while also walking three batters. The Nationals have a record of 42-91 in their last 133 games played at home and a record of 5-2 in their last seven games played in game three of a series. In their previous 51 games played on Thursday, Washington had a record of 13-38.

In the first game of this series, which took place on Tuesday, the Padres won 7-4 after taking the lead with three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. On Wednesday, San Diego went behind by a score of 4-0 after the first two innings of the game and finally fell by a score of 5-3. The final line for starter Ryan Weathers is 6.0 innings pitched, four earned runs, seven hits, and two walks. The Padres have a record of 3-14 in Thursday games in their last 17 and are 1-5 in their last five games played in game three of a series. The total number of runs scored has gone under in 16 of San Diego's last 21 games played in the third game of a series.

I'm going to stay here with the Padres. However, the line is much too thick to play around with. Even Snell requires a strong performance to get back on track. During Snell's most recent start against Boston, the pitcher allowed six earned runs on five hits, two walks, and two hit batters while only going 4.0 innings. However, since then, he has really improved his pitching. Snell pitched a total of 12.0 innings and allowed four earned runs across his previous two starts. After the second inning on Wednesday, San Diego was able to find their composure and play much better, but in this matchup, they are going to need a stronger supporting effort for Snell.