Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Angels 5/8/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 05/07/2022 at 8:42 PM ET

Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Angels 5/8/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Nationals are coming in with a record of 9-19 on the year. The Nationals are sitting on a record of 6-8 on the road. The Angels are coming in at 18-10 on the year and when playing at home the Angels have ended up with a 9-5 record. 

Hitting for the Nationals sits at .251 on the year with an OBP of .361. The Nationals have scored 114 runs and hit only 17 homers. The Angels are hitting at a clip of .242 with a .322 OBP. The Angels have scored 131 runs and have ended up cranking out 34 homers on the year.

The starter in this game for Washington is Erick Fedde who is 2-2 with a 4.68 ERA. Fedde has thrown a total of 25 innings on the year and struck out 22 batters, but has walked 10 batters.

The Angels are countering with Patrick Sandoval on the mound. Sandoval has posted a 1-1 record on the year so far and has a 1.29 ERA. This year Sandoval has thrown a total of 21 innings on the year with 22 strikeouts, but has walked only 9 batters on the season.

In the game here the Nationals are coming in out matched on the hitting, but also are playing on the road. Not to mention the Nationals are playing against a strong pitcher in Sandoval who should be able to easily dominate in this game and keep the Nationals offense in check. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Angels win 7-3.