The Washington Nationals (19-19) and Boston Red Sox (20-19) conclude a 3-game series Sunday. First pitch from Fenway Park is slated for 1:35 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Nationals vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert'MLB picks and predictions'for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 1-1
The Nationals lost 4-2 on Saturday afternoon, with the only offense on solo HRs by RF Eddie Rosario and 1B Joey Meneses. Washington got a solid outing from starting RHP Jake Irvin, (7 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K). This is the 1st stop in a 3-city, 9-game road trip for Washington.
Boston 3B Rafael Devers had the tiebreaking 2-run double in the 8th inning Saturday as the Red Sox evened the series after losing 5-1 Friday. Starting RHP Cooper Criswell struck out 9 in 5 IP, allowing just 2 ER. The win was just Boston’s 2nd in its last 8 games and they’ve scored only 2.5 runs per game over that span.