Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals Pick Diamondbacks vs. Nationals Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 5

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Arizona Diamondbacks (16-14) host the Washington Nationals (11-18) on Saturday at 8:40 pm EST. Kenneth Kelly will get the start for the Diamondbacks vs. Josiah Gray for the Nationals in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 8:40 pm EST at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks are listed as null while the Nationals have 100 to win.

Diamondbacks vs Nationals Spread and Betting Line

Diamondbacks vs Nationals Game Info

• The Diamondbacks probable starting pitcher: Kenneth Kelly
• The Nationals probable starting pitcher: Josiah Gray
• Game Day: May 5
• Game Time: 8:40 pm EST
• Location: Phoenix, AZ
• Stadium: Chase Field

Diamondbacks vs Nationals Pitching Matchup

Diamondbacks’ Starting Pitcher Kenneth Kelly

• Kelly makes the start for the Diamondbacks, his 3rd of the season.
  He is (0 – 1) with a 3.857 ERA and 7 strikeouts in 77 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Brewers
  the Right handed went null,
  allowing 2 earned runs while surrendering 4 hits.
• The 35-year-old has put up a 3.857 ERA, WHIP (1.4286) and 7 strikeouts across 2 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Kelly enters this outing with 2 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Nationals offense with 109 runs while batting .251 as a squad. They have a collective 0.349 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 16 so far this season they rank 13 in the National League as of today.

Nationals Starting Pitcher Josiah Gray

• Nationals’ Gray (0 – 0) will make his 6th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Brewers , giving up 1 while allowing 1.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 0.551 ERA and 14 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 0.9184 in 5 games this season.
• Josiah Gray has had 5 starts so far this season.
• Gray will look for the 6th start in a row.
• The Nationals have scored 109 total runs in MLB. They are batting .251 for the season with 16 home runs and 105 RBIs in the league.

Nationals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 29 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Nationals have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Diamondbacks Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corbin Carroll is leading the Diamondbacks with 20 hits this season while batting .313 with 9 RBIs. He currently has 4 home runs and Walks with an 0.376 OBP this season.
• Alek Thomas is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .176. In 28 games this season he has 13 hits and an 0.248 OBP this season.
• Leading the Diamondbacks in runs batted is Alek Thomas with 8 in 28 games this season. He’s also batting .176 on the year with 13 hits and 2 home runs.

Nationals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Victor Robles is leading the Nationals with 13 this season while batting .302 with 8 RBIs. He currently has 0 home runs and Walks with an 0.394 OBP this season.
• Lane Thomas is leading the team with 1 home runs while batting .184. In 18 games this season he has 10 hits and an 0.333 OBP this season.
• Leading the Nationals in runs batted in this season is Lane Thomas with 1 in 18 games this season. He’s also batting .184 on the year with 10 hits and 1 home runs.