Yankees begin 3-game series with the Nationals

Washington Nationals (53-77, fifth in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (70-60, third in the AL East)

New York; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Brad Lord (4-6, 3.46 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (1-2, 3.22 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 38 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -239, Nationals +194; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees host the Washington Nationals to open a three-game series.

New York is 38-28 in home games and 70-60 overall. The Yankees have gone 48-24 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Washington is 53-77 overall and 27-38 on the road. The Nationals have gone 29-16 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with a .324 batting average, and has 26 doubles, two triples, 40 home runs, 89 walks and 92 RBIs. Giancarlo Stanton is 13 for 29 with six home runs and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Luis Garcia has 25 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Nationals. Paul DeJong is 11 for 39 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .251 batting average, 4.05 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Nationals: 5-5, .235 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Nationals: Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keibert Ruiz: 7-Day IL (concussion), Derek Law: 60-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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