Washington Nationals by 2
Ah, baseball. A sport as unpredictable as my Aunt Suzie's meatloaf, but I digress.
Today, we're looking at the Miami Marlins visiting the Washington Nationals. The matchup is set to take place at the Nations Park, and if Uncle Al's old baseball wisdom still holds true, the hunters, or in this case, the batters, should be having a field day over there.
Our fishy friends from Florida are going to be sending Adam Oller to the mound, flaunting a 5.65 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over his 5 appearances this regular season. Meanwhile, the Nationals will be throwing MacKenzie Gore in there, boasting a slightly less alarming 4.58 ERA, a touch more worrisome 1.57 WHIP, but a K/9 marginally headed north of Oller's at 9.9 in 29 appearances this regular season. Who comes out on top? Well, I couldn't say. I'm not a fortune teller; I get paid to say clever-sounding stuff that often isn't.
Turn your gazing balls towards the Marlins' roster with our top boys Otto Lopez, Connor Norby, and Kyle Stowers. While Lopez outranks the rest with his batting prowess, Norby and Stowers aren't exactly making life easy for pitchers.
Opposing them are the Nationals' charismatic quartet - Jose Tena, Jacob Young, Keibert Ruiz, and Andres Chaparro - none of whom seem too keen on giving anyone a free pass. Maybe baseball is more about mutual respect than government jobs.
Rewinding tapes of previous games, the Nationals show a sense of slight dominance over Miami with 3 wins in last 5 encounters. Now, admittedly, the regular season stats are a bit downhill skiing for Miami with 55-94 win-loss, while Washington seems to be stuck on the rookie ski slope with a semi-respectable 67-81 win-loss ratio.
Recent results tell us that Miami has been trailing in the dust with Washington taking the last couple of victories. Sure, they could pull a "remember the Titans", but that's a different sport, isn't it?
Now, let's take the plunge like it's prom night and make a prediction.
Albert’s Prediction: Washington Nationals by 2