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Washington Nationals vs. Arizona D-Backs (MLB) - Aug 2, 2010 9:40 PM EDT
Money Line: 112 Washington Nationals
Washington had a very successful homestand where it was able to win both of its series against the Phillies and Braves to put together a tidy 4-2 week. The Nationals now hit the road where things have not been nearly as kind but they are not exactly facing a top caliber team to start the week. Arizona was able to string together a series win against the Mets which snapped a seven-game losing streak and provide the Diamondbacks with a little momentum to move forward. They have owned New York as they swept the Mets at home the week prior and taking those three games and Arizona is a mere 3-13 in its last 16 home games so there is far from an edge for the Diamondbacks here. Livan Hernandez remains one of the top comeback players this season as he continues to pitch extremely well. Prior to his last outing he had allowed only two runs on 15 innings in two starts since the All-Star break and most impressive were that they were on the road. He is coming off an uneven start in his last game against the Braves as his command was clearly not there and it resulted in his shortest outing of the season. He did allow only three runs so it was far from horrible, just not used to what we have been seeing. The Diamondbacks are 8-30 in the 38 games this season against National League starting pitchers with an ERA of 3.50 or better. Rodrigo Lopez counters for Arizona and he has been as inconsistent as they come. 11 of his 21 starts have been quality outings and anything over 50 percent isn’t all that bad. The problem is that when things go bad, they go really bad. In those 10 non-quality outings, he has a 7.34 ERA and to no surprise Arizona has been on the losing side of the vast majority of those including a 1-7 record over the last eight. Washington is 4-1 in its last five games against right-handed starters and 5-1 in the last six meetings with Arizona.
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NY Yankees ,Boston ,Oakland ,Atlanta ,St. Louis ,LA Dodgers ,Milwaukee Brewers ,Cincinnati Reds , Tampa Bay
total of 10 picks across the board
Bol to all of us
Washington Nationals vs. Arizona D-Backs (MLB) - Aug 2, 2010 9:40 PM EDTMoney Line: 112 Washington Nationals
Washington had a very successful homestand where it was able to win both of its series against the Phillies and Braves to put together a tidy 4-2 week. The Nationals now hit the road where things have not been nearly as kind but they are not exactly facing a top caliber team to start the week. Arizona was able to string together a series win against the Mets which snapped a seven-game losing streak and provide the Diamondbacks with a little momentum to move forward. They have owned New York as they swept the Mets at home the week prior and taking those three games and Arizona is a mere 3-13 in its last 16 home games so there is far from an edge for the Diamondbacks here. Livan Hernandez remains one of the top comeback players this season as he continues to pitch extremely well. Prior to his last outing he had allowed only two runs on 15 innings in two starts since the All-Star break and most impressive were that they were on the road. He is coming off an uneven start in his last game against the Braves as his command was clearly not there and it resulted in his shortest outing of the season. He did allow only three runs so it was far from horrible, just not used to what we have been seeing. The Diamondbacks are 8-30 in the 38 games this season against National League starting pitchers with an ERA of 3.50 or better. Rodrigo Lopez counters for Arizona and he has been as inconsistent as they come. 11 of his 21 starts have been quality outings and anything over 50 percent isn’t all that bad. The problem is that when things go bad, they go really bad. In those 10 non-quality outings, he has a 7.34 ERA and to no surprise Arizona has been on the losing side of the vast majority of those including a 1-7 record over the last eight. Washington is 4-1 in its last five games against right-handed starters and 5-1 in the last six meetings with Arizona.
More money line picks :
NY Yankees ,Boston ,Oakland ,Atlanta ,St. Louis ,LA Dodgers ,Milwaukee Brewers ,Cincinnati Reds , Tampa Baytotal of 10 picks across the board
Bol to all of us
