Detroit Tigers vs Washington Nationals Prediction 05-19-2023 MLB Picks

The Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals meet Friday in MLB action atNationals Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Detroit Tigers Betting Preview

The Detroit Tigers have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 11 games. The Tigers have won 8 of their last 9 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 46 hits and 15 RBI, while Javier Baez and Spencer Torkelson have combined for 71 hits and 37 RBI. Matthew Boyd gets the ball, and he is 2-3 with a 6.47 ERA and 29 strikeouts this season. This will be Boyd’s first career game against the Nationals.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Nationals have lost 6 of their last 7 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Joey Meneses leads the Nationals with 51 hits and 22 RBI, while Lane Thomas and Dominic Smith have combined for 88 hits and 31 RBI. Jake Irvin gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. This will be Irvin’s first career game against the Tigers.

Trends

The Tigers are 11-3 in their last 14 interleague games and 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss. The Nationals are 40-89 in their last 129 home games and 4-12 in their last 16 interleague games. The under is 5-2-1 in Tigers last 8 overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Nationals last 5 overall. The Tigers are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Washington.

Randy’s Pick

I'm not thrilled to get behind either of these starting pitchers, but the Tigers are the better team, no matter how you slice it. The Washington Nationals can't string together offense, and they were just swept by the Marlins this week. The Tigers are in better shape, and that's where I'd lean if forced to pick.