Nationals vs Guardians Game Breakdown

Get ready for a thrilling showdown at Progressive Field as the underdog Washington Nationals, trying to claw their way up the National League standings, face off against the top-tier Cleveland Guardians, who are holding strong at the pinnacle of the American League. With the first pitch at 01:40 PM EST, today’s game promises to be a spectacle. The air is buzzing—not just with overcast skies and a slight chill at 63.7°, but also with the anticipation of a fierce competition, especially after yesterday’s nail-biter where both teams left everything on the field. With the betting lines drawing a clear favorite and an underdog, and the over/under teasing a potentially high-scoring affair, fans are in for some serious action. So, as the Nationals try to ‘guard’ their recent form and the Guardians look to ‘nation-alize’ their top spot, expect every pitch to carry the weight of their aspirations!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 02, 2024 01:40PM EST

Location: Progressive Field, Cleveland

Weather: Overcast with winds from the SSW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 63.7° with 93% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	CLE ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+127	-152	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+121	-144	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-6	+8	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

111W-161L

45.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

146W-117L

54.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/31/24	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Under	-0.5
05/31/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	7	Under	-0.5
06/01/24	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-3.5
06/01/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-3.5
04/14/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Under	-1.5
04/14/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-1.5
04/15/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	6	Over	+1.5
04/15/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Over	+1.5
04/16/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	6	Over	+4.5
04/16/23	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+4.5

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Jake Irvin

ERA 3.429 | IP 63.0 | 2.0W-5.0L | KO 54.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-28-24	@ATL	0-2L	6.0	2	0	10	Under
05-22-24	vsMIN	3-2L	6.3	5	2	6	Under
05-17-24	@PHI	2-4L	5.0	5	4	2	Under
05-11-24	@BOS	2-4L	7.0	4	2	6	Under
05-04-24	vsTOR	6-3L	5.0	5	4	4	Over
04-29-24	@MIA	7-2W	6.0	4	2	3	Over
04-24-24	vsLAD	11-2L	4.7	12	6	3	Over
04-17-24	@LAD	2-0W	6.0	4	0	6	Under
04-12-24	@OAK	1-2L	6.0	1	1	5	Under
04-06-24	vsPHI	5-2L	6.0	5	4	5	Under

Carlos Carrasco

ERA 5.162 | IP 45.3 | 2.0W-4.0L | KO 34.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-15-24	@TEX	0-4L	5.0	5	2	3	Under
05-10-24	@CWS	3-6L	7.0	6	5	5	Over
05-05-24	vsLAA	1-4W	6.0	6	1	3	Under
04-30-24	@HOU	9-10L	4.0	6	8	3	Over
04-24-24	vsBOS	8-0L	5.0	9	5	4	Push
04-18-24	@BOS	5-4W	5.7	4	2	5	Over
04-13-24	vsNYY	3-2L	4.7	5	1	2	Under
04-06-24	@MIN	3-1W	3.0	1	1	6	Under
03-31-24	@OAK	3-4L	5.0	6	3	3	Under
08-26-23	@LAA	5-3L	1.7	7	5	1	Push

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/03	vs CLE	2-2L	6	0	Under
06/02	vs CLE	1-7L	4	0	Push
06/01	vs ATL	3-1W	8	0	Under
05/31	vs ATL	7-2W	13	1	Over
05/30	vs ATL	0-2L	7	0	Under
05/29	vs ATL	8-4W	15	1	Over
05/28	@ SEA	5-9L	8	2	Over
05/27	@ SEA	3-1W	6	0	Under
05/26	@ SEA	6-1W	8	3	Under
05/24	@ MIN	2-3L	7	1	Under
05/23	@ MIN	0-10L	3	0	Over
05/22	@ MIN	12-3W	14	2	Over
05/21	vs PHI	5-11L	7	2	Over
05/20	vs PHI	3-4L	11	0	Under
05/19	vs PHI	2-4L	4	0	Under

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/03	@ WAS	2-2L	5	0	Under
06/02	@ WAS	7-1W	9	1	Push
05/31	vs COL	4-7L	8	0	Over
05/30	vs COL	13-7W	13	4	Over
05/29	vs COL	6-8L	10	0	Over
05/28	vs LAA	5-4W	6	0	Over
05/27	vs LAA	4-3W	6	1	Under
05/26	vs LAA	9-4W	10	4	Over
05/24	@ NYM	6-3W	8	1	Over
05/23	@ NYM	7-6W	7	2	Over
05/22	@ NYM	3-1W	4	0	Under
05/21	@ MIN	5-2W	4	2	Under
05/20	@ MIN	11-4W	16	1	Over
05/19	@ MIN	3-2W	7	2	Under
05/17	vs TEX	0-4L	6	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	9.7	12.5	0.249	0.456	31.8%	77.4%	4.1%
#2 Lane Thomas	8.6	11.0	0.207	0.315	30.6%	62.2%	2.7%
#3 Luis Garcia Jr.	7.8	9.8	0.279	0.424	33.7%	76.2%	2.9%
#4 Jesse Winker	7.7	10.2	0.235	0.388	41.5%	80.3%	3.3%
#5 Keibert Ruiz	7.2	9.3	0.201	0.299	25.4%	55.2%	2.2%
#6 Nick Senzel	6.6	8.7	0.241	0.422	40.5%	82.8%	4.3%
#7 Eddie Rosario	6.5	8.6	0.174	0.355	25.2%	60.6%	4.5%
#8 Joey Meneses	6.6	8.6	0.239	0.303	33.5%	63.8%	1.1%
#9 Joey Gallo	6.1	8.2	0.147	0.31	31.9%	62.9%	3.4%

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	9.1	11.5	0.368	0.507	46.3%	97.1%	2.2%
#2 Tyler Freeman	6.4	8.6	0.223	0.352	35.8%	70.9%	2.2%
#3 Jose Ramirez	9.2	12.4	0.27	0.549	35.4%	90.3%	7.1%
#4 Josh Naylor	8.3	11.2	0.223	0.48	35.6%	83.7%	7.4%
#5 Will Brennan	6.7	8.7	0.229	0.373	31.4%	68.6%	3.3%
#6 Gabriel Arias	6.0	7.7	0.205	0.304	25.9%	56.2%	0.9%
#7 Bo Naylor	6.7	8.9	0.177	0.269	28.5%	55.4%	2.3%
#9 Brayan Rocchio	5.5	7.3	0.2	0.258	36.1%	61.9%	0.0%