Diamondbacks-Nationals Lines Preview

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Nationals Park.
The Diamondbacks will give the ball to starter Jon Garland in this one. Righthander Garland is 6-10 this season with a 4.26 ERA.
Garland‘s opponent in this one will be Collin Balester. The Nationals righthander has a 3.68 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Diamondbacks scored five runs in the top of the 12th inning to defeat the Pirates 11-6 on Thursday, as -130 favorites. That game’s 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8).
Alex Romero went 4-for-7 at the plate and drove in three runs, while Jon Rauch improved to 2-0 with the victory.
Ryan Zimmerman went 4-for-4 and launched a two-run homer on Thursday, leading the Nationals in a 12-8 win over the Marlins. The Nationals won the game as +155 underdogs, while the 20 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).
Elijah Dukes homered and drove in four runs, while Jorge Sosa tossed 1 2-3 innings of relief for the victory.
Current streak:
Arizona has won 5 straight games.
Washington has won 5 straight games.
Team records:
Arizona: 50-59
SU
Washington
: 37-72 SU
Arizona most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Washington most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing Florida are 3-7
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington’s last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington’s last 8 games when playing Arizona
Next up:
Washington home to Arizona, Saturday, August 8

 

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