The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading east to play the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The game gets underway 8:05 p.m. ET and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will televise this NL showdown.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Washington Nationals Odds
Rich Hill is getting the nod for the visiting Dodgers. The southpaw Hill is 1-2 with a 6.20 ERA and 25 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Nationals this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (1-0, 1.80 ERA and seven strikeouts across five innings).
The Nationals are sending righty Tanner Roark (2-3, 3.33 ERA) to the mound. Roark has 45 strikeouts and 16 walks to his name, as well as a 1.01 WHIP. Roark did not record a start against the Dodgers in 2017.
Washington’s pitching staff has given up 3.7 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 2.91, a WHIP of 1.04 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 10.1. The bullpen has a 4.41 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 9.8 K/9.
The Washington hitters are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, including 3.9 per game over its last 10 games and 2.8 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .231/.289/.410 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Bryce Harper and Matt Adams have paced the Nationals’ hitters so far. Harper is slashing .236/.400/.543 with 13 home runs, 30 RBIs and 30 runs scored, and Adams has put up a line of .274/.389/.642 with 10 homers, 25 RBIs and 18 runs scored.
Harper saw a minor decline in production when facing lefty pitching at home in 2017, slashing .295/.362/.328 across 69 such plate appearances (his overall season line was .317/.411/.596).
In the other dugout, Los Angeles’ pitching staff allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 3.48 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 9.90 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.51, along with a K-per-9 of 9.36.
The Dodgers offense has slashed .239/.322/.389 on its way to 4.3 runs scored per game this season, including 3.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Backstop Yasmani Grandal and left fielder Matt Kemp have led Los Angeles’ hitters. Grandal is slashing .278/.383/.516 with seven home runs, 26 RBIs and 21 runs scored, while Kemp (.318/.355/.504) has produced five homers, 18 RBIs and 13 runs scored.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Nationals, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
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Betting Notes
The Nationals have won seven of their last eight games SU.
Los Angeles has recorded 18.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 20.8 over its last five.
The Dodgers have hit 10 home runs in their last 10 games, including seven over their last five.
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