Yankees vs Nationals Game Breakdown

Get ready to watch sparks fly at Nationals Park tonight as the New York Yankees, boasting a solid 76-55 record, storm into Washington to face off against the underdog Nationals, sitting at 60-73 this season. The stakes are high with the Yankees clawing at the top of the American League and the Nationals trying to find their footing in the National League jungle. With the first pitch at 06:45 PM EST, the air’s buzzing—not just from the SSE winds at 9.4 mph under partly cloudy skies, but from the anticipation of a heated rematch after the Nationals recently clinched a 4-2 victory over the Yankees. Vegas has the line drawn with the Yankees favored at -193 and an over/under that promises plenty of action at 9 runs. As the temperature holds steady at a humid 81°, will the Yankees’ power lineup bring the heat or will the Nationals ride the winds of their latest victory? Tonight, it’s all about whether the Nationals can capitalize or if the Yankees will strike back in a battle where only one can take home the capital win.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 28, 2024 06:45PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the SSE at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 81.0° with 77% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	NYY ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-193	+158	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-200	+165	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-7	+7	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

167W-138L

66.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

123W-181L

33.3% 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
08/27/24	New York Yankees NYY	2	Under	-3.0
08/27/24	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-3.0
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

Carlos Rodon

ERA 4.017 | IP 136.7 | 14.0W-8.0L | KO 146.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-23-24	vsCOL	0-3W	6.0	4	0	5	Under
08-17-24	@DET	0-4L	3.3	7	4	5	Under
08-10-24	vsTEX	0-8W	5.7	3	0	6	Under
08-03-24	vsTOR	3-8W	5.3	3	3	8	Over
07-28-24	@BOS	8-2W	6.3	5	2	7	Over
07-22-24	vsTB	1-9W	7.0	2	1	10	Over
07-09-24	@TB	3-5L	4.0	5	4	5	Under
07-03-24	vsCIN	3-2L	5.3	3	3	8	Under
06-27-24	@TOR	2-9L	5.0	10	8	8	Over
06-21-24	vsATL	8-1L	3.7	11	8	3	Push

MacKenzie Gore

ERA 4.716 | IP 131.7 | 7.0W-11.0L | KO 140.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-23-24	@ATL	2-3L	6.0	7	1	4	Under
08-17-24	@PHI	1-5L	5.7	9	5	6	Under
08-11-24	vsLAA	6-4L	4.0	5	5	2	Over
08-06-24	vsSF	5-11W	5.0	8	5	6	Over
07-31-24	@ARI	4-5L	5.3	8	3	1	Push
07-26-24	@STL	10-8W	5.0	9	6	3	Over
07-20-24	vsCIN	4-5W	2.0	2	3	2	Push
07-11-24	@NYM	0-7L	4.7	3	4	4	Under
07-06-24	vsSTL	6-14W	3.3	6	5	5	Over
07-01-24	vsNYM	9-7L	5.7	5	1	8	Over

Yankees Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/29	vs WAS	2-4L	8	0	Under
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

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/29	@ NYY	4-2W	7	2	Under
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

Team’s Batting Order

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Gleyber Torres	10.6	13.9	0.242	0.363	0.365	0.728	0.298	0.026
#2 Juan Soto	13.2	17.8	0.297	0.602	0.532	1.133	0.429	0.078
#3 Aaron Judge	13.0	17.5	0.336	0.737	0.582	1.319	0.491	0.110
#4 Giancarlo Stanton	10.7	14.2	0.241	0.485	0.327	0.812	0.332	0.068
#5 Jazz Chisholm Jr.	10.2	13.2	0.253	0.445	0.352	0.797	0.325	0.046
#6 Anthony Volpe	8.2	10.5	0.250	0.386	0.325	0.711	0.293	0.020
#7 Jose Trevino	7.2	9.7	0.231	0.390	0.335	0.725	0.298	0.044
#8 Alex Verdugo	7.5	9.9	0.235	0.365	0.329	0.694	0.286	0.023
#9 DJ LeMahieu	6.1	8.1	0.200	0.256	0.303	0.559	0.235	0.010

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	8.8	11.5	0.245	0.432	0.353	0.784	0.321	0.037
#2 Dylan Crews	7.3	9.1	0.286	0.429	0.429	0.857	0.344	0.000
#3 James Wood	7.7	10.1	0.275	0.433	0.438	0.871	0.346	0.028
#4 Andres Chaparro	7.2	9.2	0.265	0.469	0.327	0.796	0.329	0.020
#5 Keibert Ruiz	6.5	8.5	0.225	0.363	0.272	0.635	0.266	0.033
#6 Juan Yepez	6.8	8.8	0.277	0.447	0.352	0.799	0.328	0.031
#7 Jose Tena	5.1	6.4	0.314	0.451	0.353	0.804	0.332	0.039
#8 Ildemaro Vargas	6.0	7.6	0.255	0.332	0.336	0.668	0.278	0.004
#9 Jacob Young	5.4	6.9	0.256	0.339	0.345	0.684	0.284	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