Brewers vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 8/2/2024

The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Washington Nationals. Milwaukee is 61-47 following its 6-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Milwaukee lost two out of three to Atlanta and the Brewers have dropped four of the last six. Milwaukee is first in the National League Central, five games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.
Christian Yelich is batting .315 to lead Milwaukee and has a team-high .406 on-base percentage, while William Contreras is the leader in hits with 117. Rhys Hoskins is the leader in home runs with 18 and Willy Adames is the leader in RBI with 71. As a team, Milwaukee is batting .254 with a .400 slugging percentage. On Friday, Milwaukee will send Aaron Civale to the mound. The right-hander is 2-7 with a 4.92 ERA, 105 Ks and 36 BBs.
The Washington Nationals are 49-60 following a 5-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Washington was swept by Arizona in a three-game series and the Nationals have lost the last four. Washington is fourth in the National League East, 16 ½ games behind the first place Philadelphia Phillies.
Luis Garcia is batting .276 to lead Washington. CJ Abrams is the leader in home runs with 15, in RBI with 52, hits with 102 and a .331 on-base percentage. Washington has a team batting average of .241 and a slugging percentage of .370. On Friday, Washington will send Jake Irvin to the mound. The right-hander is 8-8 with a 3.44 ERA, 111 Ks and 30 BBs.
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Washington Nationals +101
Milwaukee has lost four of its last six, while Washington has won four of its last six versus Milwaukee and the Nationals are 5-1 in the last six versus an opponent from the NL Central. Milwaukee starting pitcher Aaron Civale has had three solid outings with Milwaukee, allowing six runs across 17 innings. Washington starter Jake Irvin has had two consecutive strong starts, allowing four runs across 12 ⅓ innings. Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win 6-2.