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Nelson Cruz will try to notch his 100th hit of the season (he has 97) when the Washington Nationals (43-85) take on the Oakland Athletics (48-81) on Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET. The Nationals are underdogs (-108) versus the Athletics (-112). Cole Irvin starts for Oakland while Washington will counter with Erick Fedde.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Athletics vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Stadium: Nationals Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | -112 | 8 |
Athletics Stats & Trends
Athletics Batting
- The Athletics are 25th in baseball with 107 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.
- The Athletics are last in the majors with a .215 batting average.
- The Athletics are last in the league with a .279 on-base percentage.
- The Athletics strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 15th in baseball.
- The Athletics have hit 67 homers away from home this season (1.1 per game).
- The Athletics are slugging .370 with 2.7 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
- Away from home this season the team averages 7.6 hits per game and is batting .226.
Athletics Key Batters
- Sean Murphy leads Oakland in OBP (.334), slugging percentage (.443) and total hits (107) this season.
- Among all qualified batters, Murphy is 80th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 66th, and he is 50th in slugging.
- Seth Brown has 21 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 34 walks while hitting .222.
- Brown’s batting average is 130th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 131st, and his slugging percentage 76th.
- Tony Kemp has collected 86 base hits, an OBP of .296 and a slugging percentage of .300 this season.
- Kemp brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with two walks and an RBI.
- Chad Pinder has 10 home runs, 38 RBI and a batting average of .236 this season.
Nationals Stats & Trends
Nationals Batting
- The Nationals rank 25th in Major League Baseball with 107 home runs.
- The Nationals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
- The Nationals have the 19th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.311).
- The Nationals have shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.4) among MLB offenses.
- In 66 games at home this season, they’ve hit 61 homers, an average of 0.9 per contest.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .375 in home games this season with 164 extra-base hits.
- In 66 home games this season, they have a batting average of .241 while averaging 7.9 base hits per contest.
Nationals Key Batters
- Cruz is batting .235 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 46 walks.
- Including all the qualifying players in MLB, Cruz’s batting average ranks 116th, his on-base percentage ranks 98th, and he is 134th in slugging.
- Cesar Hernandez is slugging .311 to lead his team.
- Including all qualifying players, Hernandez ranks 95th in batting average, 115th in on-base percentage and 140th in slugging percentage.
- Keibert Ruiz is batting .247 with 21 doubles, six home runs and 28 walks.
- Luke Voit has 83 hits with a .318 on-base percentage to pace his team in both.
Athletics vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers
| Irvin | Fedde | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | GS | 20 |
| 6-11 | W-L | 5-8 |
| 3.16 | ERA | 4.88 |
| 142.1 | IP | 97.2 |
| 26 | BB | 48 |
| 98 | SO | 76 |
