At Dodger Stadium on Friday, the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-30) begin a three-game series versus the Washington Nationals (31-44), at 10:10 p.m. ET.
The Dodgers are favored at home (-197) against the Nationals (+163). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to Clayton Kershaw (2-0), and MacKenzie Gore (3-6) answering the bell for the Washington Nationals.
The Dodgers lost their last game against the Padres by a 5-3 score yesterday. Tommy Edman went 2 for 2 with an RBI to lead them offensively. Yoshinobu Yamamoto picked up the loss after throwing 6 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out five.
The Nationals defeated the Rockies 4-3 yesterday. James Wood led the way offensively after going 2 for 5 with two home runs and four RBIs, and Ryan Loutos got the win, pitching one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.
Ahead of this Dodgers vs. Nationals matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Dodgers (-197, bet $197 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+163, bet $100 to win $163)Over/under: 8.5Dodgers vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, June 20, 2025Game time: 10:10 p.m. ETLocation: Los Angeles, CaliforniaStadium: Dodger StadiumTV channel: MLB Network, SportsNet LA, and MASN2Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Dodgers stats and trendsDodgers betting recordsThe Dodgers have entered the game as favorites 63 times this season and won 40, or 63.5%, of those games.Los Angeles is 19-9 this season when entering a game favored by -197 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 66.3% chance of a victory for the Dodgers.Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 43 of 76 opportunities.The Dodgers are 34-42-0 against the spread this season.Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers probable starter)Kershaw gets the start for the Dodgers, his seventh of the season. He is 2-0 with a 3.25 ERA and 20 strikeouts through 27 2/3 innings pitched.The left-hander’s most recent time out came on Sunday against the San Francisco Giants, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.The 37-year-old has an ERA of 3.25, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents are batting .250 against him.Kershaw has one quality start under his belt this season.Kershaw will look to last five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 4.5 frames per outing.He has made two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .239 batting average, and is 21st in the league with 595 total hits and 20th in MLB play with 310 runs scored. It has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.383) and ranks 22nd in home runs (72) in all of MLB.Dodgers batting statsThe Dodgers have hit 116 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.Fueled by 256 extra-base hits, Los Angeles leads MLB with a .457 slugging percentage this season.No team has a better batting average than the .264 AVG the Dodgers have posted this season.Los Angeles leads MLB with 420 runs scored this season.The Dodgers have the best on-base percentage (.341) in baseball this year.Los Angeles ranks 15th with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have come away with 28 wins in the 60 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.This year, Washington has won two of 10 games when listed as at least +163 or worse on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 38% chance of pulling out a win.Washington and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 33 of its 74 opportunities.The Nationals are 37-37-0 against the spread in their 74 games that had a posted line this season.MacKenzie Gore (Nationals probable starter)Gore (3-6 with a 2.89 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 87 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Nationals, his 16th of the season.The left-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Miami Marlins, when he tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up eight hits.The 26-year-old has a 2.89 ERA and 12.3 strikeouts per nine innings over 15 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .238 to opposing batters.Gore is looking to prolong a fifth-game quality start streak in this outing.Gore is trying for his sixth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.8 frames per start.He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 15 outings this season.He will match up with a Dodgers offense that ranks first in the league with 686 total hits (on a .264 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .457 (first in the league) with 116 total home runs (first in MLB action).Head-to-head against the Dodgers this season, Gore has pitched six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out seven.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 26-year-old’s 2.89 ERA ranks 19th, 1.145 WHIP ranks 31st, and 12.3 K/9 ranks first.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals are 22nd in MLB play with 72 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.So far this season, Washington ranks 20th in the majors with a .383 slugging percentage.The Nationals have the 22nd-ranked batting average in the majors (.239).Washington scores the 20th-most runs in baseball (310 total, 4.1 per game).The Nationals are 22nd in MLB with an on-base percentage of .306.