Yankees vs Nationals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some major league excitement as the powerhouse New York Yankees, boasting a slick 76-54 record, storm into Nationals Park to face off against the underdog Washington Nationals, who are trying to shake off a 59-73 season so far. The stakes are high with the first pitch at a prime 06:45 PM EST, setting the stage for a clash that’s as heated as today’s weather—partly cloudy with a gentle breeze perfect for some home runs! With the Yankees sitting pretty at the top of their game and the Nationals looking to upset the applecart after yesterday’s 5-2 slip, the betting lines are buzzing and the fans are pumped. Will the Yankees continue their dominance, or will the Nationals harness their home field advantage and stage an epic comeback? It’s a perfect setup for a showdown where only the bravest will ‘Yank’ victory from the jaws of defeat or ‘cap’ their losses with a surprise win!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 27, 2024 06:45PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the ENE at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 82.9° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	NYY ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-245	+200	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-240	+195	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+5	-5	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

167W-137L

70.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

122W-181L

29.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/26/24	New York Yankees NYY	5	Under	-2.0
08/26/24	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-2.0
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

Gerrit Cole

ERA 3.724 | IP 58.0 | 5.0W-2.0L | KO 62.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-22-24	vsCLE	0-6W	6.0	1	0	2	Under
08-16-24	@DET	3-0W	6.0	4	0	8	Under
08-10-24	vsTEX	9-4L	5.3	6	1	10	Over
08-04-24	vsTOR	3-4W	5.7	6	2	4	Under
07-24-24	vsNYM	12-3L	5.7	8	6	4	Over
07-19-24	vsTB	1-6W	6.0	6	1	8	Under
07-12-24	@BAL	4-1W	6.0	5	1	7	Under
07-06-24	vsBOS	4-14W	4.3	7	4	8	Over
06-30-24	@TOR	8-1W	5.0	3	1	6	Push
06-25-24	@NYM	7-9L	4.0	7	6	0	Over

Patrick Corbin

ERA 5.731 | IP 141.3 | 3.0W-12.0L | KO 107.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-22-24	vsCOL	3-8W	6.0	4	1	8	Over
08-16-24	@PHI	2-3L	4.3	7	2	2	Under
08-10-24	vsLAA	4-5W	4.0	8	4	2	Push
08-05-24	vsSF	4-1L	6.0	7	4	6	Under
07-30-24	@ARI	0-17L	3.0	13	11	3	Over
07-25-24	vsSD	3-0L	7.0	4	3	7	Under
07-19-24	vsCIN	5-8W	6.0	3	1	6	Over
07-10-24	@NYM	2-6L	5.0	8	4	5	Under
07-05-24	vsSTL	7-6L	5.0	6	3	3	Over
06-30-24	@TB	0-5L	6.0	8	4	5	Under

Yankees Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/28	vs WAS	5-2W	12	3	Under
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	4-9L	8	2	Over

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/28	@ NYY	2-5L	5	2	Under
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

Team’s Batting Order

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Gleyber Torres	11.3	14.8	0.242	0.364	0.364	0.728	0.298	0.026
#2 Juan Soto	11.9	16.1	0.299	0.607	0.536	1.143	0.432	0.079
#3 Aaron Judge	11.7	15.8	0.336	0.738	0.581	1.319	0.491	0.111
#4 Giancarlo Stanton	10.0	13.3	0.241	0.488	0.328	0.816	0.334	0.069
#5 Anthony Volpe	9.9	12.7	0.250	0.387	0.325	0.712	0.294	0.021
#6 Jazz Chisholm Jr.	8.9	11.5	0.253	0.445	0.352	0.797	0.325	0.046
#7 Jose Trevino	6.9	9.3	0.233	0.394	0.339	0.733	0.301	0.044
#8 Alex Verdugo	6.5	8.5	0.235	0.366	0.330	0.695	0.287	0.023
#9 DJ LeMahieu	6.4	8.5	0.199	0.257	0.304	0.560	0.236	0.010

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	7.7	10.0	0.247	0.435	0.356	0.791	0.323	0.038
#2 Dylan Crews	5.7	8.5	0.000	0.000	0.333	0.333	0.159	0.000
#3 James Wood	7.9	10.4	0.282	0.443	0.448	0.891	0.352	0.029
#4 Keibert Ruiz	6.7	8.7	0.228	0.367	0.275	0.642	0.269	0.033
#5 Luis Garcia Jr.	7.1	9.1	0.292	0.457	0.344	0.801	0.330	0.036
#6 Andres Chaparro	5.4	6.9	0.267	0.422	0.333	0.756	0.313	0.000
#7 Jose Tena	5.5	6.8	0.298	0.383	0.340	0.723	0.300	0.021
#8 Joey Gallo	5.5	7.4	0.165	0.310	0.335	0.646	0.266	0.032
#9 Jacob Young	4.5	5.8	0.258	0.342	0.347	0.689	0.286	0.008

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