Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals 7/3/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

NL East Division foes will square off on Sunday afternoon, when the Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals wrap up their weekend series from the nation’s capital. The Marlins (36-40) have reeled off three straight victories and trail first place New York by 11 games. On Saturday, Miami 1B Jesus Aguilar homered and scored twice during a 5-3 road victory.

Twenty-six year old righty Pablo Lopez (5-4 2.98 ERA) is quietly putting together a strong season for the Marlins. Through 87 plus innings, Lopez has fanned 88 batters and owns a sparkling 1.08 WHIP.

The Washington Nationals have dropped 10 of their 11 games against Miami this season and sitting in last place. During yesterday’s home loss, Washington went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and grounded into two double plays. OF Juan Soto hit his 15th home run of the season in a losing effort for the Nationals (29-51).

Washington manager Dave Martinez will turn to twenty-nine year old righty Erick Fedde (5-5 4.40 ERA) on Sunday. The Nationals have won four of Fedde’s last five starts and he has allowed 12 runs over his last 26 plus frames.