The Milwaukee Brewers will travel to Washington, D.C., to face the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park for Game 2 of a three-game weekend series. The game will start at 4:05 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on MLB Network, Bally Sports Wisconsin, and MASN.
The Milwaukee Brewers have been in first place in the NL Central for the majority of the 2024 MLB season. They have a 6.5-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals for first place in the division with a record of 62-47, which also gives them the third-best record in the National League.
The Brewers ended their two-game losing streak following an 8-3 win in Game 1 of the series on the road against the Washington Nationals. Frankie Montas recorded his 5th win of the season after pitching five innings, allowing three runs, and recording five strikeouts. The Brewers were the first to score in Game 1 with three runs in the top of the 2nd inning, which included Rhys Hoskins and Sal Frelick scoring off a double hit off the bat of Garrett Mitchell.
The win in Game 1 also extended the winning streak to two games in the series and evened the series with the Nationals to 2-2 on the year. Milwaukee had outscored Washington by an average of 6 to 4.25 runs per game in those matchups.
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to extend their winning streak in the series to three games when they travel to face the Washington Nationals for Game 2.
The Washington Nationals are on a five-game losing streak and have lost eight of their 13 games after the All-Star Break. This has dropped their record to 49-61 this season, which puts them in fourth place in the NL East, only ahead of the Miami Marlins. It also gives them the third-worst record in the National League, only better than the Marlins and Colorado Rockies.
The Nationals lost Game 1 at home by a score of 3-8. Two of their three runs came in the third inning when C.J. Abrams hit a two-run home run that also scored Jacob Young. Jake Irvin saw his record this season as a starter drop to below .500 at 8-9 after pitching 5 ? innings, allowing four runs, and recording four strikeouts.
The Nationals have lost the last two games in the series and have split the last ten with the Brewers 5-5. However, in those matchups, Milwaukee has outscored Washington by an average of 3.9 to 5 runs per game.
The Washington Nationals will look to end their five-game and two-game losing streaks in the series when they host the Milwaukee Brewers for Game 2 on Saturday afternoon.
WagerWeb has the Milwaukee Brewers listed as -130 moneyline favorites on the road against the Washington Nationals for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon. The teams have split the last ten 5-5, with Milwaukee outscoring Washington by an average of 5 to 3.9 runs per game in those contests. The Brewers have won two of the previous three games in the series by an average margin of 3.33 runs per game.
Washington is on a five-game losing streak and has lost its last two matchups against Milwaukee, while the Brewers have won six of their last seven road games this season. The Nationals have also struggled at home recently, having lost their last five home games this season. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the Milwaukee Brewers when they travel to face the Washington Nationals for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
