The Texas Rangers open a three-game interleague series with the Washington Nationals. Cody Bradford gets the start for the Rangers. He is 0-1 this season with a 4.12 ERA. The Nationals will counter with Trevor Williams on the mound. He is 5-4 with a 4.98 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Texas is 6-4 in its last 10 games against Washington. Texas is averaging 5.90 runs a game and leads the league in batting average. As a team, they have a 3.88 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Washington puts up 4.09 runs a game and they have the seventh-highest batting average. As a team, the Nats have posted a 4.80 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. The Rangers have lost four of their last six games. Williams has been shaky in recent starts, giving up 11 runs in his last four starts. He gave up five runs in his lone start against the Rangers, throw in that Washington has the fourth-worst bullpen in the league, I expect the Rangers to put some runs on the board. The Nationals have lost five of their last six games and ten of their last 11 home games. Heaney has given up nine runs in his last four starts. He gave up four runs in three starts against the Nationals. The Nationals have struggled to score runs this season. I like the Rangers in this one.

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