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(MLB) Washington vs. Pittsburgh,
Money Line: -158.00 Washington (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -158.00 Washington (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Pirates lost six games in a row from May 7th through the 12th, scoring a total of only 13 runs during that skid. However, the team won 4-3 on Saturday and 6-4 (10 inn.) on Sunday at Arizona, before getting a break with no game scheduled on Monday. The Pirates had played for 17 consecutive days, so Monday's off day was a welcome relief, especially wit thhe team opening a three-game series versus the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday. The Nats own an NL-best 24-13 record and are 12-6 on the road, where Bryce Harper, he of the new one-year deal of $21.625 million, is batting a blistering .434 with six HRs and 16 RBI in away games in 2017!
The pitching matchup: The Nationals will hand the ball to Stephen Strasburg (3-1 & 3.28 ERA), who will be opposed by Pittsburgh's Chad Kuhl (1-3 & 5.81 ERA). Strasburg allowed season highs in runs (five) and hits (eight) over six innings against Baltimore last Wednesday but had nine Ks and walked away with a no-decision. Strasburg made his memorable major-league debut against the Pirates and owns a 2.51 ERA in six career starts against them (Nats are 4-2). He has 60 strikeouts over 43 innings against the Pirates and handcuffed them last July 15, allowing one run allowed on three hits over eight innings in a 5-1 win. Kuhl remains winless in his last six outing (he's 0-3 and Pittsburgh is 1-5), after allowing four runs on six hits in five innings of a 5-2 setback at the Los Angeles Dodgers last Wednesday. Kuhl's only appearance against Washington came last July 17th, when he held them to just one hit over six scoreless innings (no-decision but Pittsburgh won in 18 innings).
The pick: The Nats already have opened an eight-lead over the rest of the NL East, while Pittsburgh sits in last-place in the NL Central, although they are "only" six games out of first. However, a Strasburg vs. Kuhl pitching matchup hardly seems like a "fair fight." Kuhl won his 2017 debut but the Pirates are 1-5 over his last six starts, with Kuhl posting a 6.23 ERA. Make the Nats an 8* play.
The pitching matchup: The Nationals will hand the ball to Stephen Strasburg (3-1 & 3.28 ERA), who will be opposed by Pittsburgh's Chad Kuhl (1-3 & 5.81 ERA). Strasburg allowed season highs in runs (five) and hits (eight) over six innings against Baltimore last Wednesday but had nine Ks and walked away with a no-decision. Strasburg made his memorable major-league debut against the Pirates and owns a 2.51 ERA in six career starts against them (Nats are 4-2). He has 60 strikeouts over 43 innings against the Pirates and handcuffed them last July 15, allowing one run allowed on three hits over eight innings in a 5-1 win. Kuhl remains winless in his last six outing (he's 0-3 and Pittsburgh is 1-5), after allowing four runs on six hits in five innings of a 5-2 setback at the Los Angeles Dodgers last Wednesday. Kuhl's only appearance against Washington came last July 17th, when he held them to just one hit over six scoreless innings (no-decision but Pittsburgh won in 18 innings).
The pick: The Nats already have opened an eight-lead over the rest of the NL East, while Pittsburgh sits in last-place in the NL Central, although they are "only" six games out of first. However, a Strasburg vs. Kuhl pitching matchup hardly seems like a "fair fight." Kuhl won his 2017 debut but the Pirates are 1-5 over his last six starts, with Kuhl posting a 6.23 ERA. Make the Nats an 8* play.
