Diamondbacks vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 6/6/2023

Nationals Park will play host to a Tuesday night MLB clash between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Washington Nationals. The Diamondbacks (35-25) have won 15 of their first 26 road games and are tied with Los Angeles for first place in the NL West Division. On Sunday, Arizona surrendered a grand slam during the ninth inning of an 8-5 home loss versus Atlanta.

Twenty-five year old lefty Tommy Henry (3-1 3.73 ERA) will head to the hill for the Diamondbacks in this contest. In his last start, Henry (7 IP) allowed just two hits and struck out seven batters during a 6-0 home victory versus Colorado.

The Washington Nationals have dropped 19 of their first 31 home games and are trapped in the NL East Division basement. On Sunday, Washington pitchers served up five long balls during an 11-3 home loss versus Philadelphia. SS Ildemaro Vargas hit a two-run blast in a losing effort for the Nationals (25-34), who fell ten games out of first place.

Rookie right-hander Jake Irvin (1-3 5.67 ERA) will make his sixth career major league start. The Nationals are winless in Irvin’s last four starts and he has surrendered 18 runs (16 ER) over his last 15 plus innings.