Let's Go Tribe · May 31, 2024
Series Preview: Guardians vs. Nationals
Photo Reproduction by Transcendental Graphics/Getty ImagesThe Guardians and Nationals will meet for a three-game weekend series beginning tonight.
The Nationals are 26-29 with a -9 run differential, 25th in MLB with a 92 wRC+, second in baserunning runs above average at 5.1, 27th in Defensive WAR with -21.2, sixth in starter FIP at 3.55, and sixth in reliever FIP at 3.63. The Nationals are not good at hitting, bad at fielding, but very good at pitching.
The Guardians are 37-19 with +74 run differential, eighth in MLB with a 106 wRC+, ninth in baserunning runs above average at 1.4, sixth in Defensive WAR with 3.5, 28th in starter FIP at 4.61, and first in reliever FIP at 2.69.
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