Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs 5/17/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Chicago Cubs are hosting the Washington Nationals as they engage in MLB action this Monday night at the Wrigley Field.

Washington, at 16-20, is only three full games behind the New York Mets after bagging three out of their four games for the NL East Division. In last Sunday’s game, the starting pitcher for the Nationals was Erick Fedde (3-4). The right-handed pitcher threw seven scoreless innings over a 3-0 home win against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Meanwhile, southpaw Jon Lester, who’s at 0-1 with an ERA of 2.25, will be making his fourth start for the Nationals this season. Lester allowed a single run over six innings during the last time out. This resulted in a defeat for Washington at 5-2 against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The total went UNDER in 10 of Washington’s previous 13 matches
The Washington Nationals are at 4-8 SU in their previous 12 matches
The Washington Nationals are at 4-1 SU in their last 5 matches against the Cubs

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Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs Predictions 5/17/2021

Over to the side of the Chicago Cubs, four of their last six games were tossed and are overall one game off .500. During last Sunday’s game, the starting pitcher for Chicago was Kyle Hendricks (3-4). A shutout was nailed by the pitcher into the ninth inning, which consequently claimed the 5-1 home win for the Cubs over the Detroit Tigers. Contributory to this victory was the three-hit put out by the Cubs (19-20), where outfielder Ian Happ played an immense part.

Hitting the mound on this Monday’s game is right-handed pitcher Adbert Alzolay, who is at 1-3 with an ERA of 4.50. Alzolay has whipped up a total of 36 batters and bears an outstanding WHIP of 0.88.

The total went UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s previous 5 matches
The Chicago Cubs are at 2-4 SU in their previous 6 matches
The Chicago Cubs are at 5-1 SU in their previous 6 matches held at home.

Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs. The MLB pick is the Chicago Cubs at-140. Due to a lower back strain, Chicago’s starting pitcher Alec Mills is currently recorded on the 10-day injured list. Washington sits on the 10th spot in OPS and ranks 27th in scored runs over a total of 36 games. On the other hand, Chicago grabs the 13th spot in OPS and also ranks 13th place in scored runs. The Cubs are expected to sweep this game home. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win at 5-3.

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