Nationals vs Marlins Picks and Prediction – 9/4/2024

The Washington Nationals will again be on the road Wednesday night with a game of Miami against the Marlins. Washington is one of the worst teams in baseball 25 games below .500 riding a three-game skid into this matchup. The Washington offense has been mediocre this season when the .245 batting average as the nationals have scored 575 runs on 1112 hits. The Washington pitching has been slightly below average with a 4.32 ERA as Washington has allowed 26 total runs over their last three outings. For other MLB action see our MLB Picks.

Luis Garcia Jr. Is the offensive leader this season for Washington with a .290 batting average to go along with the team high 63 RBI and 125 hits. Jacob Young has a .258 batting average and Joey Meneses has chipped in with a .231 batting average. CJ Abrams leads the team this season with eighteen home runs and has driven in 60 two runs in 126 games played.

The Miami Marlins stay at home Wednesday night 35 games below .500 despite winning three of the last four. The Miami offense has been terrible this season having scored 520 runs on 1118 hits on a .241 batting average. The Miami power has shined however with 128 total home runs and .373 teams slugging percentage this year.

Darren McCaughan got the start for Miami last game out giving up four runs on five hits across 4 innings resulting in a no decision. Xzavion Curry came on in relief to give up number runs on no hits after recording 5 outs resulting in the victory. Kyle Stowers led the way for the Miami offense with one hit in four bats to drive in three runs, while four other Miami players drove in one run each.

This is a matchup between two of the worst teams in baseball as it has no value to the season. Miami is playing the better baseball coming into this matchup and will continue to roll against Washington. Look for Miami to lean on the slightly better pitcher as their offense does just enough to pull off the home win against Washington. Final Score Prediction, Miami Marlins win 6-2.