Tanner Roark (4-7, 4.38 ERA) and Adam Conley (4-1, 3.76 ERA) take the hill in the first of a three-game series between the Washington Nationals (2-0) and the Miami Marlins (0-2) at Nationals Park. Action begins at 4:05 p.m. ET on Thursday, Apr. 7 and will air on MASN and FSFL.
Roark will get the start after pitching 111.0 innings last season, finishing 4-7 with a 4.38 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, and 70 strikeouts. Bryce Harper (.286 ) went 1 for 4 yesterday. Conley will get the start on the other side. Last season, he pitched 67.0 innings, going 4-1 with a 3.76 ERA 1.28 WHIP, and eight strikeouts. Dee Gordon (.545 ) has been doing well to start the season for the Marlins, going 3 for 5 yesterday.
Notes
It looks like the Nationals have a slight leg up on the Marlins, as the Nationals have won their last two games while the Marlins have lost their last two.
Ranking 21st, Washington is near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring seven this season. Miami ranks in the top half at 14th with 10.
Ranking first in on-base plus slugging percentage, Washington has an OPS of .000 this season. Miami ranks 27th with an OPS of .774.
When the Marlins allow at least one home run, they are 0-2. When the Nationals allow one or more homers, they have a 1-0 record.
