On Wednesday, the Washington Nationals (53-67) are hosting the Boston Red Sox (63-56), at 7:05 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game set. James Paxton (7-3) will start for the Red Sox, and MacKenzie Gore (6-9) for the Nationals.
How to Live Stream Red Sox vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Stadium: Nationals Park
- TV: MLB.tv
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Red Sox and Nationals Stats
- The Red Sox have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.31 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have hit 133 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
- Fueled by 408 extra-base hits, Boston ranks seventh in MLB with a .431 slugging percentage this season.
- The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 29th in MLB.
- Washington’s 4.89 team ERA ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Nationals have hit the second-fewest home runs in baseball this season (108).
- So far this year, Washington is 19th in baseball, slugging .400.
Red Sox vs. Nationals Key Players
- Justin Turner is hitting .285 with 25 doubles, 19 home runs and 39 walks.
- Rafael Devers has hit 26 home runs with 79 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
- Masataka Yoshida has accumulated a team-high batting average of .300.
- Lane Thomas leads the Nationals in home runs (20), runs batted in (68) and has a team-best batting average of .282.
- Joey Meneses is hitting .279 with 26 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 32 walks.
- Keibert Ruiz is batting .257 with 17 doubles, 14 home runs and 27 walks.
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Red Sox vs. Nationals Betting Odds and Trends
Red Sox vs. Nationals Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | -170 | +144 | 9 | -115 | -105 |
Red Sox vs. Nationals Betting Trends
- This season, the Red Sox have won 32 out of the 58 games, or 55.2%, in which they’ve been favored.
- This season the Red Sox have won eight of their 15 games, or 53.3%, when favored by at least -170 on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox’s games have gone over the total in 58 of their 118 chances.
- The Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 108 games this year and have walked away with the win 44 times (40.7%) in those games.
- The Nationals have a win-loss record of 28-34 when favored by +144 or worse by bookmakers this year.
- Nationals games have gone over the total in 54 of their 118 opportunities.
