Washington Nationals at Milwaukee Brewers 5/22/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 05/21/2022 at 10:43 PM ET
The Washington Nationals complete a three-game series on the road Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Washington dropped to 13-27 following its 7-0 loss to Milwaukee on Friday in the opening game of the series. Washington has lost four of the last five and the Nationals are last in the National League East, 13 games behind the first place New York Mets.
Josh Bell is batting .309 to lead Washington and the first baseman has team highs in RBIs with 22 and on-base percentage .401. Left fielder Juan Soto is the leader in home runs with eight and second baseman Cesar Hernandez is the leader in hits with 45. On Sunday, Washington will send Aaron Sanchez to the mound. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 7.94 ERA, 12 Ks and 6 BBs.
Milwaukee improved to 25-14 following its seven-run victory over Washington on Friday. The Brewers turned a triple play in the victory over the Nationals on Friday. Milwaukee has won two straight and four out of the last 25. The Brewers are first in the National League Central with a four-game lead over the second place St Louis Cardinals.
Hunter Renfroe is batting .267 to lead Milwaukee and the right fielder has team highs in home runs with nine and hits with 36. First baseman Rowdy Tellez is the leader in RBIs with 32 and left fielder Christian Yelich is the leader in on-base percentage of .340. On Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Freddy Peralta to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.53 ERA, 48 Ks and 12 BBs.
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Milwaukee has won six of its last seven versus Washington and the Brewers have won 39 of the last 58 at home versus the Nationals. Washington starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez has been roughed up in each of the last five starts, allowing a combined 21 runs on 32 hits across only 22 ⅔ innings and the Nationals were 2-3 over that span. In contrast, Milwaukee starting pitcher Freddy Peralta has pitched very well in each of the last two starts, allowing a combined one run on six hits across 12 ⅔ innings resulting in two victories for the Brewers. Final Score Prediction, Milwaukee Brewers win 8-2.
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