The Kansas City Royals (84-74) and the Washington Nationals (69-89) will match up on Thursday, Sept. 26 at Nationals Park, with Michael Wacha getting the nod for the Royals and Patrick Corbin taking the mound for the Nationals. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:05 p.m. ET.

Sportsbooks have listed the Royals (-175) as moneyline favorites versus the Nationals (+145). Bookmakers have set the over/under for this matchup at 8.5 runs.

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Nationals vs. Royals Game Info

• Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
• Time: 1:05 p.m. ET
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Venue: Nationals Park
• TV Channel: MASN2
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Royals -175
• Moneyline Underdog: Nationals +145
• Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: +100, Under: -120)

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Nationals Probable Starting Pitcher

• Corbin (6-13) will take the mound for the Nationals, his 32nd start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw 4 1/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs, giving up five earned runs while allowing eight hits.
• In 31 starts this season, he’s earned nine quality starts.
• Corbin has 25 starts of five or more innings this season in 31 chances. He averages 5.5 innings per outing.
• He has two appearances with no earned runs allowed in 31 chances this season.

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Nationals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Nationals’ 130 home runs rank 29th in MLB this season.
• Washington ranks 26th in the majors with a .373 team slugging percentage.
• The Nationals have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.
• Washington has scored 638 runs (four per game) this season, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• The Nationals have the 17th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.308).
• The Nationals rank fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
• Washington has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.31) in the majors this season.
• Washington strikes out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
• Nationals pitchers have a 1.336 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.

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