Yankees bring 3-game road win streak into game against the Nationals

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New York Yankees (53-42, second in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (48-48, fourth in the NL East)

Washington; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (7-4, 4.15 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Nationals: Cade Cavalli (5-4, 3.88 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -116, Nationals -106; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees hit the road against the Washington Nationals looking to extend a three-game road winning streak.

Washington has a 20-30 record in home games and a 48-48 record overall. The Nationals have a 20-9 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

New York has a 53-42 record overall and a 30-22 record on the road. The Yankees lead MLB play with 142 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.

Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: James Wood has 23 doubles, a triple and 27 home runs for the Nationals. Curtis Mead is 15 for 41 with two doubles, a triple and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Ben Rice has 15 doubles, two triples and 29 home runs for the Yankees. Jasson Dominguez is 11 for 38 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 5-5, .292 batting average, 5.10 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Yankees: 5-5, .242 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Nationals: Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Irvin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brad Lord: 15-Day IL (side), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (tricep), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Yankees: Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.