Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins 5/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Washington Nationals play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Miami Marlins. Washington dropped to 12-24 following its 8-0 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday. Washington was defeated by Houston in two of three games in their interleague series and has lost three of the last four. The Nationals are last in the National League East, 11 games behind first place New York.

Josh Bell is batting .336 to lead Washington and the first baseman has team highs in hits with 42 and on-base percentage at .428. Left fielder Juan Soto is the leader in home runs eight and third baseman Maikel Franco is the leader in RBIs with 21. On Tuesday, Washington will send Joan Adon to the mound. The right-hander is 1-6 with a 7.03 ERA, 29 Ks and 23 BBs.

Miami dropped to 15-19 following its 7-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Miami was defeated by Milwaukee in two out of three games in their just completed series and the Marlins have lost five of the last seven.  Miami is fourth in the National League East, seven games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is batting .288 to lead Miami and the second baseman is the leader in RBIs with 24. Right fielder Jorge Soler is the leader in home runs with seven, while outfielder Garrett Cooper is the leader in on-base percentage at .350 and first baseman Jesus Aguilar is the leader in hits with 31. On Tuesday, Miami will send Cody Poteet to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with a 0.55 ERA, 14 Ks and 7 BBs.