The Washington Nationals (40-60) host the Cincinnati Reds (52-49) on Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. ET. The Nationals are underdogs (+119) against the favored Reds (-141). Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo starts against Washington’s Mike Soroka.

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Reds vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Reds (-141)
• Underdog: Nationals (+119)
• Over/under: 8.5

Reds betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Reds betting info

• The Reds have been the moneyline favorite 44 total times this season. They’ve gone 22-22 in those games.
• Cincinnati has gone 10-8 (winning 55.6% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -141 or shorter.
• The Reds have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.5% in this game.
• In the 99 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Cincinnati, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 41 times (41-54-4).
• The Reds have collected a 52-47-0 record against the spread this season (covering 52.5% of the time).

Reds hitting info

• Elly De La Cruz paces the Reds with 18 home runs and 65 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .279.
• In baseball, De La Cruz ranks 29th in home runs and 15th in RBI.
• TJ Friedl is batting .267 with 15 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 47 walks.
• Among all MLB batters, Friedl ranks 145th in homers and 161st in RBI.
• Spencer Steer has 15 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 25 walks while hitting .249.
• Matt McLain has 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 37 walks while batting .215.
• McLain has safely hit in seven games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is batting .300 with two doubles, two home runs, five walks and four RBIs.

Reds pitching rankings

• The Reds pitching staff is 18th in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cincinnati has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.94).
• The Reds have the 11th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.255).
• Reds pitchers combine to surrender 117 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (20th-fewest in the majors).
• Cincinnati its 10-8 loss the last time out, the team struck out eight Nationals batters while allowing 15 hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• This season, the Nationals have won 36 out of the 84 games, or 42.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Washington has a record of 22-37 in games where oddsmakers have it as underdogs of at least +119 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Nationals, based on the moneyline, is 45.7%.
• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 52 of its 99 games with a total this season.
• The Nationals are 50-49-0 against the spread in their 99 chances this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads Washington in home runs (24) and runs batted in (70) this season while batting .275.
• Wood’s home run total ranks 10th in the big leagues, and he is 11th in RBI.
• C.J. Abrams’ batting average of .279 leads all Washington hitters this season.
• Among all major league hitters, Abrams is 77th in home runs and 139th in RBI.
• Luis Garcia has 81 hits this season and a slash line of .260/.301/.391.
• Nathaniel Lowe has 86 hits and an OBP of .297 to go with a slugging percentage of .394 this season.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.8) in the majors this season.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.27 ERA this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• The Nationals have a combined 1.415 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
• The Nationals have given up the 21st-fewest long balls so far this season with 121 home runs allowed.
• Washington pitchers struck out three Reds batters while allowing nine hits in a 10-8 win last time out.