None of that has slowed the Dodgers down much lately, and the number reflects it — Los Angeles is a heavy favorite here even with names missing from the lineup and bullpen.
Washington sits well outside the NL East race and has lost 3 in a row, but Alvarez's turn in the rotation is the one bright spot worth watching — he threw 6 shutout innings with 6 strikeouts against Miami in his last start, a start that his 2-6 record does nothing to advertise. The bigger problem is what's behind him: Josiah Gray, DJ Herz, Connelly Early and Mitchell Parker are all out for the year or close to it, which has left the Nationals piecing together a rotation and a bullpen without much depth to spare.
The two sides have already split the first two games of this series by a combined 3 runs, so this hasn't been the laugher the standings suggest. The Polymarket chat for this one has stayed quiet so far, nowhere near a typical night's turnout — which tracks for a game between a last-place club and a team that's already built a big division cushion.