Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals Prediction, Preview, Picks & Odds - 6/10/2022

Time: 7:05 p.m. ET

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, DC

Where to watch: Bally Sports Wisconsin, MASN 2

DraftKings: Brewers -165, Nationals +145

BetMGM: Brewers -165, Nationals +145

Caesars: Brewers -165, Nationals +145

Brewers: 33-26

Nationals: 21-38

The Milwaukee Brewers have no lost six in a row, and quite frankly that seems apropos. There was a moment where they were, once upon a time, a great team. But this team isn't that good right now after losing their sixth straight 8-3 against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Now they hit the road to hopefully get back on track when they face the Washington Nationals, and if the Brewers are getting cracked on both ends of the plate, things are spiraling out of control with no sense of relief on the way.

Corbin Burnes threw 113 pitches in 4.1 innings while somehow only being tagged for just one earned run, because that makes sense. Christian Yelich went 2 for 4, and Victor Caratini had three hits and a double against the Phillies. Other than that, that's all that happened.

"I think both starting pitchers had the same same day, really," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "I think the hitters did a pretty good job on both sides. I think there was a ton of close pitches that didn't get called strikes and extended innings."

The Brewers should be much better than this, but I think we've seen it coming. This is a group that's been inconsistent this season and is far from the team that won the NL Central and made the playoffs a year ago.

The good news for them is at least they're not as bad as the Nationals are, and that says a lot, if you think about it. But at least the Nationals did get some good news their way, getting Stephen Strasburg back after missing last season with surgery to correct thoracic outlet syndrome. The former World Series MVP is back, and if he returns to full form, it'll do wonders for Washington's future.

"It felt good, and I'm excited to learn from it and get back out there for the next one," Strasburg said. "Fastball command could have been better in certain spots there. I felt the changeup was working pretty well. All in all, it's a place to start and try to build off of it."

The Nationals were coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins in Miami, losing 7-4 in the finale. Juan Soto had two RBI, but that was pretty much the only thing that group could muster.

I don't anticipate the Nats winning this series, but at least to come back home and win a game or two against what is a rough Milwaukee team says a lot about where both teams are at. Nationals win 6-3

Brewers are 13-7 as a road favorite of -125 or more this season.

Brewers are 9-8 against NL East teams this season.

Nationals are 36-75 as an underdog between +100 and +150 the past three seasons.

Nationals are 9-27 as a home underdog between +125 and +175 the past three seasons.

Brewers:
Christian Yelich (L) LF
Willy Adames (R) SS
Rowdy Tellez (L) 1B
Luis Urias (R) 2B
Andrew McCutchen (R) DH
Jace Peterson (L) 3B
Hunter Renfroe (R) RF
Victor Caratini (S) C
Tyrone Taylor (R) CF
SP - Aaron Ashby

Nationals:
Lane Thomas (R) LF
Ehire Adrianza (S) 2B
Juan Soto (L) RF
Josh Bell (S) 1B
Maikel Franco (R) 3B
Yadiel Hernandez (L) DH
Riley Adams (R) C
Luis Garcia (L) SS
Victor Robles (R) CF
SP - Erick Fedde

Batting average: Rowdy Tellez -- .259

Home runs: Hunter Renfroe -- 10

RBI: Rowdy Tellez -- 37

Wins: Eric Lauer -- 5
ERA: Corbin Burnes -- 2.48

Batting average: Josh Bell -- .305

Home runs: Juan Soto -- 12

RBI: Josh Bell -- 31

Wins: Josiah Gray -- 6

ERA: Josiah Gray -- 4.33