Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles 7/23/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Beltway Series will take place on Friday night, when the Washington Nationals travel to Camden Yards to take on the Baltimore Orioles. The Nationals (45-50) have dropped seven of their last ten games and have fallen six games back in the NL East Division race. On Wednesday, Washington went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position during a 3-1 home loss in ten innings versus Miami.

Thirty-two year old left-hander Patrick Corbin (6-8 5.66 ERA) will head to the hill for the Nationals in this contest. Last time out, Corbin gave up six runs in five plus innings during a 10-4 home loss versus San Diego.

The Baltimore Orioles are a major league worst 13-30 at home and own the worst overall record in the American League. On Wednesday, Baltimore was unable to protect a one-run lead in the ninth inning of a 5-4 road loss against Tampa Bay. All-Star OF Cedric Mullins had a pair of hits and scored a run for the Orioles (31-64).

The Orioles will give the nod to twenty-eight year old right-hander Jorge Lopez (2-12 6.04 ERA) in the series opener. In his last start, Lopez allowed four runs in four plus innings during an 8-4 road victory against Kansas City.