Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals Prediction 5-28-23 MLB Picks

The Washington Nationals and Kansas City Royals meet Sunday in MLB action atKauffman Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals have scored 22 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 straight games. The Nationals have won 5 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Joey Meneses leads the Nationals with 62 hits and 28 RBI, while Lane Thomas and Jeimer Candelario have combined for 108 hits and 48 RBI. MacKenzie Gore gets the ball, and he is 3-3 with a 3.88 ERA and 63 strikeouts this season. This will be Gore’s first career game against the Royals.

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

The Kansas City Royals have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Royals have won 7 of their last 11 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 53 hits and 32 RBI, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Bobby Witt Jr. have combined for 102 hits and 49 RBI. Daniel Lynch gets the ball, and he was 4-13 with a 5.13 ERA and 122 strikeouts last season. This will be Lynch’s first career game against the Nationals.

Trends

The Nationals are 5-2 in their last 7 interleague games and 26-53 in their last 79 during game 3 of a series. The Royals are 5-13 in their last 18 during game 3 of a series and 7-20 in their last 27 home games. The over is 4-1 in Nationals last 5 overall. The under is 5-2 in Royals last 7 Sunday games. The Nationals are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Kansas City and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings

Randy’s Pick

The Washington Nationals offense has been on fire over the last week, and MacKenzie Gore has been respectable through 51 innings. The Kansas City Royals find ways to lose more times than not, and Daniel Lynch has yet to pitch this season. Lynch also wasn't good last season, with his 5.13 ERA and 1.57 WHIP. Give me the Nats on the road.