Washington Nationals at LA Dodgers 4/10/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/09/2021 at 9:28 PM ET

The Washington Nationals play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Washington had each of its first four games postponed and are 1-2 after winning their opening game 6-5 over Atlanta and losing each of the next two versus the Braves in a double-header on Wednesday.The Nationals are third in the National League East 2 ½ games behind first-place Philadelphia.

Second baseman Starlin Castro is batting .364 to lead Washington. Trea Turner is leading Washington in home runs with two and RBIs with four, while first baseman Ryan Zimmerman has a team-high four hits and center fielder Victor Robles has a team-high .583 on-base percentage. Washington has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Saturday's game against Los Angeles.

Los Angeles dropped to 5-2 following a 4-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Dodgers, but Los Angeles remains in first place in the National League West by one game over the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers only other loss of the season was an 8-5 set back at the hands of the Colorado Rockies on opening day.

Corey Seager is batting .423 to lead Los Angeles and the shortstop has a team-high 11 hits. Will Smith is the leader in home runs for Los Angeles with two, while Justin Turner and Seager each have seven RBIs to lead the Dodgers. Left fielder Chris Taylor has a team-high .591 on-base percentage. On Saturday, Los Angeles will send Julio Urias to the mound. This season the left-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 1.29, 6 Ks and 1 BBs.

Los Angeles will pick up a victory on Saturday over Washington, but the play here is UNDER. The Dodgers will have Julio Urias on the mound and the southpaw has an ERA of just 1.29. The UNDER has cashed in 18 of the last 26 meetings between the Nationals and Dodgers played in Los Angeles and the UNDER has cashed in four of the Dodgers last five overall. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Dodgers win but our best play is UNDER 5-1.

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