Colorado Rockies at Washington Nationals 5/26/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Thursday night MLB action, the Colorado Rockies will travel to the nation’s capital to face the Washington Nationals. The Rockies (20-23) have dropped 12 of their first 18 road games and are sitting in last place in the NL West Division. On Wednesday, Colorado 1B C.J. Cron hit his 12th home run and scored twice during a 10-5 road loss against Pittsburgh.

Twenty-seven year old righty German Marquez (1-4 6.14 ERA) will take the mound for the Rockies in this matchup. In his last start, Marquez gave up five runs (4 ER) during a 5-1 home loss versus New York.

The Washington Nationals are a major league worst 6-17 at home and are trapped in the NL East Division cellar. On Wednesday, SP Erick Fedde fanned six batters across six shutout frames to lead Washington to a 1-0 home victory versus Los Angeles. 2B Cesar Hernandez delivered a sixth-inning RBI single to provide the offense for the Nationals (15-30).

Thirty-two year old southpaw Patrick Corbin (0-7 6.60 ERA has been unable to live up to his massive contract with the Nationals. Last time out, Corbin surrendered five runs in five innings during a 5-1 road loss against Milwaukee.