Diamondbacks Vs Nationals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 22, 2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks (40-52) and Washington Nationals (31-63) square off on Friday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 9:40 PM ET at Chase Field. Zac Gallen starts for Arizona (-160 to win) while Washington (+137) will counter with Patrick Corbin.

The betting trends in the following article reference odds valid as of July 22, 2022 at 9:32 PM ET.

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Diamondbacks vs Nationals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Diamondbacks Probable Starter Zac Gallen

• Gallen (4-2) gets the starting nod for the Diamondbacks in his 18th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.65 ERA in 93 2/3 innings pitched, with 89 strikeouts.
• In his most recent time out on Wednesday, July 13 against the San Francisco Giants, the right-hander threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.65, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 17 games this season. Opponents are batting .214 against him.
• Gallen has collected nine quality starts this year.
• He meets a Nationals offense that ranks 25th in the league with 364 runs while batting .249 as a squad. It has a collective .375 slugging percentage (26th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 74 home runs (27th in MLB).
• This season, the 26-year-old ranks 39th in ERA (3.65), 21st in WHIP (1.089), and 29th in K/9 (8.6) among qualifying pitchers.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 22, 2022 at 9:32 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Nationals Stats vs Gallen

Nationals Probable Starter Patrick Corbin

• The Nationals will send Corbin (4-12) to the mound for his 20th start this season.
• The left-hander gave up five earned runs in 5 2/3 innings pitched on Friday, July 15 in his last outing, a matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
• The 33-year-old has pitched in 19 games this season with an ERA of 5.87, a 2.6 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.696.
• He has earned a quality start six times in 19 starts this season.
• The Diamondbacks rank 23rd in MLB with 383 runs scored this season. They have a .222 batting average this campaign with 105 home runs (11th in the league).
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 33-year-old’s 5.87 ERA ranks 63rd, 1.696 WHIP ranks 63rd, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 34th.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 22, 2022 at 9:32 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Diamondbacks Stats vs Corbin

Diamondbacks Betting Trends

• The Diamondbacks have won 10 of the 21 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (47.6%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -160 or shorter, Arizona has a 1-3 record (winning just 25% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Diamondbacks have an implied win probability of 61.5%.
• Arizona has played in 92 games with a set over/under, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 41 times (41-50-1).
• The Diamondbacks have collected a 52-40-0 record against the spread this season (covering 56.5% of the time).

Nationals Betting Trends

• This season, the Nationals have won 24 out of the 79 games, or 30.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Washington has a record of 15-32, a 31.9% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +137 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 42.2%.
• Washington’s games have gone over the total in 46 of their 94 chances.
• The Nationals are 40-54-0 against the spread this season.

Diamondbacks Players to Watch

• Christian Walker has collected 63 hits, a team-best for the Diamondbacks, on the way to hitting .201 with 12 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 50 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Walker ranks 152nd in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 99th and he is 48th in slugging.
• Ketel Marte has a .363 on-base percentage while slugging .449. Both lead his team. He has 26 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 40 walks while batting .271.
• Marte’s batting average ranks 46th among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 26th, and he is 55th in the league in slugging.
• Daulton Varsho has 15 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 25 walks while batting .233.
• Josh Rojas has 14 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 25 walks while batting .276.
• Rojas brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a double and four walks.

Diamondbacks Batting Stats (2022)

Nationals Players to Watch

• Juan Soto has 78 hits this season and a team-best OBP of .405.
• Among all the qualified hitters in the big leagues, Soto’s batting average ranks 89th, his on-base percentage is fifth, and he is 20th in slugging.
• Josh Bell has 107 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .507, both of which are tops among Washington hitters this season.
• Bell is currently eighth in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage among all qualified players.
• Nelson Cruz has 75 hits this season and has a slash line of .242/.324/.361.
• Cesar Hernandez has no home runs, but 20 RBI and a batting average of .241 this season.

Nationals Batting Stats (2022)

Diamondbacks vs Nationals Player Props

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