Juan Soto leads the Washington Nationals (1-4) into a contest against the Los Angeles Dodgers (7-2) after he homered twice in a 9-5 loss to the Dodgers. The Dodgers are moneyline favorites (-190) against the Nationals (+163) in this outing, which starts at 4:10 PM ET on Sunday. Los Angeles has Clayton Kershaw set to start, while Washington will send out Max Scherzer.
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Dodgers vs Nationals Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Kershaw (LAD) | Pitcher | Scherzer (WSH) |
---|---|---|
1 – 1 | W/L | 0 – 0 |
12.2 | IP | 6.0 |
4.26 | ERA | 6.00 |
1.180 | WHIP | 0.830 |
7.1 | K/9 | 13.5 |
0.7 | BB/9 | 0.0 |
Dodgers Probable Starter Clayton Kershaw
- Kershaw (1-1) gets the starting nod for the Dodgers, his third of the season.
- His most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Athletics, when the lefty went seven innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
- The Dodgers were named the moneyline favorite for two Kershaw starts this season — they split the games.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 11, 2021 at 2:05 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Nationals Stats vs Kershaw
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Ryan Zimmerman | 37 | .324 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .792 |
Starlin Castro | 32 | .062 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .153 |
Jonathan Lucroy | 22 | .045 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .083 | .174 |
Trea Turner | 19 | .368 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .350 | .824 |
Hernán Pérez | 11 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 |
Jordy Mercer | 8 | .375 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .875 |
Juan Soto | 4 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .429 | 1.429 |
Victor Robles | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .900 |
Yan Gomes | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Nationals Probable Starter Max Scherzer
- The Nationals’ Scherzer will make his second start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he threw six innings against the Braves, giving up four earned runs.
- This will be his first start this season with his team as the moneyline underdog.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 11, 2021 at 2:05 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Dodgers Stats vs Scherzer
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corey Seager | 15 | .133 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .278 | .678 |
AJ Pollock | 13 | .154 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .616 |
Max Muncy | 12 | .250 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .357 | .857 |
Chris Taylor | 10 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .773 |
Justin Turner | 9 | .444 | 4 | 3 | 6 | .538 | 1.982 |
Austin Barnes | 7 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .286 |
Mookie Betts | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 |
Matt Beaty | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 |
Gavin Lux | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 |
Will Smith | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 |
Dodgers Betting Trends
- Last season the Dodgers scored the most runs in baseball (349 total, 5.8 per game).
- The Dodgers won 41 of the 58 games they were favored on the moneyline last season (70.7%).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -190 or shorter, Los Angeles had a 26-11 record (winning 70.3% of its games).
- Los Angeles played in 58 games with set over/under, and combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-29-2).
Nationals Betting Trends
- The Nationals were underdogs in 29 games last season and won 12 (41.4%) of those contests.
- Washington entered two games last season as the underdog by +163 or more and won each of those games.
- Washington and its opponents hit the over in 30 of their 56 games with a total last season.
Dodgers Players to Watch
- Corey Seager hit 15 home runs and had 41 runs batted in last season, while putting up a batting average of .307.
- Among qualified batters in baseball, Seager ranked 13th in hits (65), 15th in HR (15), 15th in RBI (41), and 18th in BA (.307).
- Mookie Betts hit .292 with nine doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 23 walks.
- Among the qualified hitters in MLB play, Betts’ 64 hits ranked 16th, his 16 HR ranked seventh, and his 39 RBI ranked 21st.
Dodgers Batting Stats (2020)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Mookie Betts | 219 | .292 | 47 | 16 | 39 | .363 | .925 |
Corey Seager | 212 | .307 | 38 | 15 | 41 | .358 | .943 |
Max Muncy | 203 | .192 | 36 | 12 | 27 | .325 | .714 |
A.J. Pollock | 196 | .276 | 30 | 16 | 34 | .311 | .877 |
Chris Taylor | 185 | .270 | 30 | 8 | 32 | .366 | .842 |
Justin Turner | 150 | .307 | 26 | 4 | 23 | .400 | .860 |
Will Smith | 114 | .289 | 23 | 8 | 25 | .397 | .976 |
Austin Barnes | 86 | .244 | 14 | 1 | 9 | .353 | .667 |
Edwin Ríos | 76 | .250 | 13 | 8 | 17 | .301 | .946 |
Gavin Lux | 63 | .175 | 8 | 3 | 8 | .246 | .595 |
Nationals Players to Watch
- Soto finished with a .351 batting average last season and 13 home runs.
- Soto ranked second in BA (.351), 19th in SLG (.695), first in OBP (.454), and 24th in HR (13) among qualified hitters in MLB.
- Trea Turner was a key run producer with a .335 average, 12 homers and 41 RBI.
- Among qualified hitters, Turner ranked fourth in BA (.335), 13th in OBP (.394), 11th in SLG (.588), 15th in RBI (41), and first in hits (78) in the league.
Nationals Batting Stats (2020)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
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Trea Turner | 233 | .335 | 46 | 12 | 41 | .394 | .982 |
Victor Robles | 168 | .220 | 20 | 3 | 15 | .293 | .608 |
Juan Soto | 154 | .351 | 39 | 13 | 37 | .454 | 1.149 |
Luis Garcia | 131 | .282 | 17 | 2 | 16 | .309 | .683 |
Yan Gomes | 109 | .284 | 14 | 4 | 13 | .319 | .787 |
Starlin Castro | 60 | .283 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .317 | .784 |
Alex Avila | 49 | .184 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .355 | .641 |
Andrew Stevenson | 41 | .366 | 11 | 2 | 12 | .447 | 1.179 |
Yadiel Hernandez | 26 | .192 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .214 | .637 |
Jordy Mercer | 20 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .473 |
Dodgers vs Nationals Player Props
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