Marlins at Nationals 8/19/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Marlins are not that great of a team and could easily find themselves finishing in the basement of all of the MLB. However, the Marlins really need to figure out something because the team is struggling so much to even find the plate. The Nationals on the other hand are a middle of the road type of team that is going to be able to pick up a lot of wins on the year, but they are going to have a hard time making the playoffs.

Coming into this game the Nationals offense has managed to get a total of 566 runs across the plate on a hitting average of .251. The Nationals pitching staff has managed to get an ERA of 3.85.

The Marlins are coming into this game with a 4.87 ERA on the year. However, the offense for the Marlins has been lacking as well with only 454 runs being scored and are hitting at a horrid .245 average. Pablo Lopez is the pitcher who is taking to the mound for the Marlins. Against the Nationals this season Lopez has been horrible with only 10.2 innings pitched and struck out 6 batters. However, Lopez has a horrible 7.59 ERA.

Gio Gonzalez is going to the mound for the Nationals. On the year against the Marlins he has been able to dominate with 12 innings pitched and 8 strikeouts. However, he has managed to get a 2.25 ERA.