Sunday's MLB schedule brings the Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks as part of the latest coverage. Right now, Arizona is still considered in reach of a wild card spot, while Washington seems to have control of the National League's East Division. The Nationals have been hot over their last 10 games, so they'll look to continue that with a win on the road Sunday. Here's the latest MLB information including matchup odds, starting pitchers, and how to watch the Nationals vs. Diamondbacks live stream online or via TV.
Game preview
The Washington Nationals come into today's game with a record of 58-38 overall and 32-19 when playing on the road.
The team has gone 7-3 over their last 10 games with their previous game a 4-3 win over today's opponent. Bryce Harper hit two home runs and also drove in two runs to help his team grab the victory. The Nationals hold an 11-game lead over the next closest team in their division, the 47-49 Atlanta Braves. For today's game, they'll have their ace Stephen Strasburg on the mound who is 10-3 overall with a 3.31 ERA.
On the Arizona Diamondbacks' side will be another MLB pitching star as Bobbie Ray gets the start. He's gone 9-4 this season with 145 strikeouts and a 2.97 ERA. He picked up his ninth win of the season against Cincinnati, allowing just two runs over six innings to the Reds. Arizona is currently holding onto one of the two MLB Wild Card spots in the NL with Colorado the other and the Chicago Cubs at 5.5 games away from the two teams.
For today's game, the visiting Nationals are listed at -115 as favorites on many sports books, while the Arizona Diamondbacks are priced at +105 to -105. The over/under runs total is 8.5 runs at many sports books for this All-Star pitching duel. Of note, the Diamondbacks will be without third baseman Jacob Lamb for today's matchup.
How to watch it live
Sunday's Washington Nationals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks game has a scheduled start time of 4:10 p.m. Eastern Time. Live television coverage will be made available through several networks, in specific viewing regions. For the Arizona region, there's Fox Sports Arizona (FS-A), while in the Washington, D.C.
region, MASN 2 is the channel to watch. Both of these networks may also offer live streaming options.
For those fans who are out of those networks, MLB TV offers a monthly or yearly package to watch baseball games live streaming online. The service allows fans to purchase for all teams or just one specific team for the rest of the season. More details are available at the MLB.com website.