ASA TOP PLAY 10* ON Washington Nationals Money Line (-) @ Boston Red Sox, Friday at 7:30 PM ET

The Nationals rolled to a 10-2 win yesterday and they offer great line value in this spot. Washington is available as a very small favorite here because Anibal Sanchez is on the mound. There is reason to believe he will be successful here as Boston is a very downtrodden team right now. They traded away a couple bullpen arms, there are rumors about some of their big name players not being around much longer, and they are simply having an awful season. Even at home the Red Sox are a horrible 4-11 this season while the Nats are a respectable 6-4 on the road this year. Also, the Red Sox starter in this one is likely to get roughed up again. Chris Mazza gets the start and he got rocked for 4 runs on 8 hits in just 3 innings in his first (and only) start this season. Mazza now has a 5.73 ERA at the MLB level and opponents are hitting .337 against him. The Nationals Sanchez has overall sub-par numbers so far this season but this is a guy whom entered this season with a combined 3.39 ERA that past two seasons combined! That is over 55 games (54 starts) and shows what Sanchez is capable of. Also, he showed signs in his last start that he is back on track for this season. Sanchez allowed just one solo homer among 5 hits in a solid 7-inning start in which that was the only run he gave up. Facing a fading Red Sox team and with his teammates bats confident off the 10-run outburst yesterday, Sanchez and the Nats roll here. Per our computer math model, a road rout expected. Bet the Washington Nationals on the money line in early evening action Saturday.