The Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres meet Saturday in MLB action at Petco Park. The Washington Nationals look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The San Diego Padres need a win after losing 4 of their last 5 games.

The Washington Nationals have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Nationals have split their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Cesar Hernandez leads the Nationals with 115 hits and 26 RBI, while Nelson Cruz and Maikel Franco have combined for 175 hits and 98 RBI. Josiah Gray gets the ball, and he is 7-8 with a 4.79 ERA and 137 strikeouts this season. This will be Gray’s first career game against the Padres.

The San Diego Padres have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Padres have lost 10 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Manny Machado leads the Padres with 129 hits and 74 RBI, while Jake Cronenworth and Jurickson Profar have combined for 211 hits and 110 RBI. Joe Musgrove gets the ball, and he is 8-6 with a 2.98 ERA and 129 strikeouts this season. Musgrove is 0-2 with a 6.86 ERA and 19 strikeouts in his career against the Nationals.

The Nationals are 16-35 in their last 51 Saturday games and 17-42 in their last 59 overall. The Padres are 7-3 in their last 10 home games and 2-8 in their last 10 Saturday games. The under is 6-2 in Nationals last 8 during game 3 of a series. The under is 5-1 in Padres last 6 overall. The Nationals are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in San Diego.

Josiah Gray has been on the struggle bus this month, allowing 17 hits and 11 runs in 16.1 innings. Joe Musgrove has been one of the best pitchers in baseball this season, and he’s at his best at home, where he has a 2.87 ERA and .215 allowed batting average. The San Diego Padres continue to be a letdown as they’re losing games they shouldn’t, but there are no excuses here. Give me the Padres and the RL for max betting value.