Brewers at Nationals 8/31/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Friday night MLB action, the Milwaukee Brewers will travel to the nation’s capital to open up a series against the Washington Nationals. On Thursday, Lorenzo Cain launched a solo home run in the top of the 11th inning to lift Milwaukee to a 2-1 road victory against Cincinnati. The Brewers are 15 games above .500 overall and 4.5 games behind Chicago for the NL Central Division lead.

Thirty year old right-hander Jhoulys Chacin (13-5 3.61 ERA) will take the mound for the Brewers in this matchup. Last time out, Chacin gave up eight hits and three runs over six innings during a 9-1 loss versus Pittsburgh.

The Washington Nationals were expected to win the NL East Division this season, but things have not gone according to plan. On Wednesday, Washington had their three-game winning streak snapped during an 8-6 loss at Philadelphia. The Nationals are at the .500 mark overall and are eight games behind Atlanta for first place.

Thirty-one year old righty Tanner Roark (8-13 3.95 ERA) will look to keep his recent run of solid pitching going for the Nationals. Over his last seven starts, Roark has allowed just eight runs total.