Yankees vs Nationals Game Breakdown

Strap in, sports fans, because tonight at Nationals Park, it’s a clash of destinies as the high-flying New York Yankees, with their solid 75-54 record, swoop into the capital to face off against the underdog Washington Nationals, who are sitting at 59-72 this season. The first pitch is set to fly at 06:45 PM EST, and with the Yankees looking to tighten their grip on the American League and the Nationals hoping to climb out of their National League rut, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The betting world’s buzzing too, setting the stage with an over/under of 9.0, favoring the Yankees at -179. Both teams are coming in hot off recent wins, and with the weather playing nice—partly cloudy skies and a gentle breeze—everything’s lined up for a game that promises fireworks. So, as the Yankees aim to conquer and the Nationals look to defend their turf, it’s sure to be a monumental showdown where only the bravest will ‘Yankee’ the victory from the jaws of defeat!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 26, 2024 06:45PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSE at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 77.7° with 69% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	NYY ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-179	+147	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-184	+152	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-5	+5	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

166W-137L

64.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

122W-180L

35.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/22/23	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-6.0
08/22/23	New York Yankees NYY	1	Under	-6.0
08/23/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Over	+1.0
08/23/23	New York Yankees NYY	9	Over	+1.0
08/24/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+2.0
08/24/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Over	+2.0

Yankees Vs Over/Under

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Nestor Cortes

ERA 4.004 | IP 148.3 | 7.0W-10.0L | KO 137.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-21-24	vsCLE	1-8W	7.0	3	0	4	Push
08-13-24	@CWS	4-1W	7.0	3	0	9	Under
08-08-24	vsLAA	9-4L	4.7	9	6	2	Over
07-31-24	@PHI	6-5W	5.3	3	3	6	Over
07-26-24	@BOS	7-9L	4.7	9	4	5	Over
07-20-24	vsTB	9-1L	4.3	8	6	1	Over
07-11-24	@TB	4-5L	4.3	7	5	4	Push
07-05-24	vsBOS	5-3L	6.0	3	1	8	Under
06-29-24	@TOR	3-9L	4.3	7	3	5	Over
06-23-24	vsATL	3-1L	7.0	5	3	7	Under

Mitchell Parker

ERA 4.255 | IP 122.7 | 7.0W-7.0L | KO 104.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-21-24	vsCOL	1-6W	7.0	5	1	6	Under
08-15-24	@PHI	3-13L	3.0	10	9	6	Over
08-09-24	vsLAA	2-3W	6.3	8	2	5	Under
08-04-24	vsMIL	3-4W	6.0	3	0	3	Under
07-29-24	@ARI	8-9L	5.0	4	2	3	Over
07-24-24	vsSD	12-3L	3.0	7	6	5	Over
07-13-24	@MIL	6-5W	0.7	3	5	2	Over
07-08-24	vsSTL	6-0L	7.0	6	2	6	Under
07-03-24	vsNYM	5-7W	6.0	5	5	5	Over
06-28-24	@TB	1-3L	5.0	6	2	5	Under

Yankees Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/27	@ COL	10-3W	12	5	Over
08/26	@ COL	2-9L	5	1	Over
08/25	@ COL	3-0W	5	2	Under
08/24	@ CLE	6-0W	6	2	Under
08/23	@ CLE	8-1W	9	3	Push
08/22	@ CLE	5-9L	7	2	Over
08/20	vs DET	2-3L	6	0	Under
08/19	vs DET	0-4L	4	0	Under
08/18	vs DET	3-0W	5	2	Under
08/16	vs CWS	10-2W	12	3	Over
08/15	vs CWS	4-1W	9	3	Under
08/14	vs CWS	2-12L	9	0	Over
08/13	@ TEX	8-7W	12	4	Over
08/12	@ TEX	8-0W	12	1	Under
08/12	@ TEX	4-9L	8	2	Over

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/27	vs ATL	5-1W	8	0	Under
08/26	vs ATL	2-4L	10	1	Under
08/25	vs ATL	2-3L	10	0	Under
08/24	@ COL	8-3W	11	1	Over
08/23	@ COL	6-1W	12	1	Under
08/22	@ COL	1-3L	5	1	Under
08/20	vs PHI	6-4W	11	3	Over
08/19	vs PHI	1-5L	2	1	Under
08/18	vs PHI	2-3L	11	0	Under
08/17	vs PHI	3-13L	8	2	Over
08/16	vs BAL	1-4L	5	0	Under
08/15	vs BAL	9-3W	14	0	Over
08/13	@ LAA	4-6L	9	1	Over
08/12	@ LAA	5-4W	9	1	Push
08/11	@ LAA	3-2W	7	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Gleyber Torres	10.2	13.4	0.240	0.357	0.363	0.720	0.295	0.024
#2 Juan Soto	10.2	13.8	0.302	0.612	0.539	1.151	0.435	0.080
#3 Aaron Judge	11.5	15.6	0.337	0.742	0.582	1.324	0.493	0.112
#4 Giancarlo Stanton	9.3	12.3	0.245	0.495	0.333	0.829	0.338	0.070
#5 Jazz Chisholm Jr.	8.6	11.1	0.253	0.440	0.353	0.793	0.323	0.044
#6 Anthony Volpe	7.7	9.9	0.247	0.382	0.322	0.704	0.291	0.021
#7 Jose Trevino	6.4	8.6	0.233	0.394	0.339	0.733	0.301	0.044
#8 Alex Verdugo	6.1	8.0	0.231	0.362	0.326	0.689	0.284	0.023
#9 DJ LeMahieu	6.2	8.3	0.196	0.254	0.302	0.556	0.234	0.011

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	7.4	9.6	0.249	0.439	0.359	0.797	0.326	0.038
#2 Juan Yepez	7.2	9.3	0.276	0.429	0.353	0.782	0.321	0.026
#3 James Wood	6.6	8.7	0.285	0.448	0.442	0.890	0.353	0.029
#4 Keibert Ruiz	6.7	8.7	0.230	0.371	0.278	0.649	0.272	0.034
#5 Andres Chaparro	6.8	8.7	0.268	0.415	0.341	0.756	0.312	0.000
#7 Luis Garcia Jr.	5.5	7.0	0.293	0.458	0.345	0.803	0.331	0.036
#8 Ildemaro Vargas	5.8	7.4	0.254	0.332	0.336	0.668	0.278	0.004
#9 Jacob Young	5.2	6.6	0.255	0.329	0.345	0.674	0.280	0.005

Yankees Notable Injuries

Luis Gil OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/22/24. Impact: 5.5

Nationals Notable Injuries

Alex Call OUT (OF): Avg: 0.343 SLG:0.525 Last game: 08/25/24. Impact: 3.0
Derek Law OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/18/24. Impact: 1.6