Nationals at Marlins 5/25/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Washington Nationals are off on Thursday and will visit the Miami Marlins for the start of a three-game weekend series on Friday.

On Wednesday, the Nationals had a two-game winning streak snapped when they fell to the San Diego Padres 3-1. Washington ended its home stand of six games at 2-4 and is still not playing .500 ball at home.

Starlin Castro leads the Marlins with a .293 batting average and team high 55 hits. Justin Bour is the team leader in home runs with nine and RBIs with 23. Miami has a team batting average of .230 while opposing hitters are averaging .252 at the plate against Marlins pitching. On Friday, the Marlins will send Jose Urena to the mound. The right-hander this season is 0-7 with an ERA of 4.55, 45 Ks and 14 BBs.