On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Washington Nationals (25-30) visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks (27-29) at 9:40 p.m. ET.
The Diamondbacks are the home favorite (-219) against the Nationals (+181). The starting pitchers are Merrill Kelly (5-2) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Jake Irvin (4-1) for the Washington Nationals.
Wednesday, the Nationals knocked off the Mariners 9-0. Trevor Williams was the winning pitcher after throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out two. James Wood led the Nationals’ offense, going 2 for 4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs.
Here is what you need to prepare for Friday’s Diamondbacks vs. Nationals game, including viewing options.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 12:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Diamondbacks (-219, bet $219 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+181, bet $100 to win $181)Over/under: 8.5Diamondbacks vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, May 30, 2025Game time: 9:40 p.m. ETLocation: Phoenix, ArizonaStadium: Chase FieldTV channel: ARID and MASN2Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Diamondbacks stats and trendsDiamondbacks betting recordsThis season, the Diamondbacks have won 19 out of the 36 games, or 52.8%, in which they’ve been favored.Arizona has a record of 2-2 when favored by -219 or more by bookmakers this season.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 68.7% chance of a victory for the Diamondbacks.So far this season, Arizona and its opponents have hit the over in 25 of 56 games with a total.The Diamondbacks are 26-30-0 against the spread this season.Merrill Kelly (Diamondbacks probable starter)The Diamondbacks will send Kelly (5-2) to make his 12th start of the season. He is 5-2 with a 3.52 ERA and 58 strikeouts through 64 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent time out on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals, the righty tossed six innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.In 11 games this season, the 36-year-old has a 3.52 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .206 to opposing batters.Kelly is trying to pick up his seventh quality start of the year.Kelly will look to extend a 10-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 frames per appearance).He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 11 appearances this season.The opposing Nationals offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and ranks 15th in MLB play with 57 home runs. It has a collective .241 batting average, and is 19th in MLB with 438 total hits and 15th in MLB play scoring 235 runs.The 36-year-old’s 3.52 ERA ranks 48th, 1.016 WHIP ranks 17th, and 8.2 K/9 ranks 40th among qualifying pitchers this season.Diamondbacks batting statsThe Diamondbacks’ 77 home runs rank fifth in Major League Baseball.Fueled by 198 extra-base hits, Arizona ranks fourth in MLB with a .445 slugging percentage this season.The Diamondbacks have a team batting average of .254 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.Arizona has scored 279 runs this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.The Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .331 this season, which ranks sixth in the league.Arizona has shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.6) among MLB offenses.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have been underdogs in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 23 times (50%) in those contests.Washington has been listed as an underdog of +181 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 35.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.Contests with Washington has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 25 of 54 chances this season.The Nationals are 30-24-0 against the spread in their 54 games that had a posted line this season.Jake Irvin (Nationals probable starter)Irvin (4-1) gets the starting nod for the Nationals in his 12th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.42 ERA in 68 1/3 innings pitched, with 47 strikeouts.The righty’s last appearance was on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, when he went eight scoreless innings while allowing three hits.The 28-year-old has put up a 3.42 ERA and 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings during 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .217 to opposing hitters.Irvin is trying to claim his fourth quality start in a row in this outing.Irvin will look to last five or more innings for his 12th straight start. He’s averaging 6.2 innings per outing.He has made two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.The opposing Diamondbacks offense has a collective .254 batting average, and is eighth in the league with 484 total hits and fifth in MLB play with 279 runs scored. They have the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.445) and are fifth in all of MLB with 77 home runs.Irvin has pitched five innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out three against the Diamondbacks this season.This season, the 28-year-old ranks 42nd in ERA (3.42), 26th in WHIP (1.098), and 71st in K/9 (6.2) among pitchers who qualify.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals rank 15th in MLB play with 57 total home runs.So far this year, Washington ranks 15th in baseball with a .392 slugging percentage.The Nationals have the 19th-ranked batting average in the league (.241).Averaging 4.3 runs per game (235 total), Washington is the 15th-highest scoring team in baseball.The Nationals’ .308 on-base percentage ranks 21st in MLB.