Late-Breaking Blowout MLB
(MLB) Nationals (WAS) vs. Orioles (BAL),
Total: 8.50 | -125.00 Over
Result: Win
#925/926 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Over 8.5 Runs - Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday at 6:35 PM ET - The Nationals have scored an average of 5.3 runs in their 16 games dating back to late July.  The Orioles are off a 2-1 loss Sunday in which they had 9 hits but had a rare bad scoring performance. This is a Baltimore team that is one of the top hitting teams in the league, arguably the best, and had scored 6.3 runs per game in a 9-5 stretch over 14 games prior to Sunday's loss.  The Orioles bats should get going again here as they face Jake Irvin of the Nationals.  The Washington pitcher has allowed 9 earned runs in his 2 August starts and both those were at home!  As for his last 3 road starts, Irvin has allowed 14 earned runs in 15 and 1/3 innings!  Baltimore counters with newly acquired Trevor Rogers.  The southpaw has made 2 starts with the Orioles since coming from Florida.  He has allowed 13 hits and walked 5 for 18 baserunners in 9.1 innings in his first two starts for Baltimore.  Rogers was a little better in his 2nd start than the first but definitely was not dominant.  Dating back to his time with Florida too, Rogers now on a stretch in which he has given up 24 hits in 19 innings!  We look for the Nationals to do some damage against him here while the Orioles bats crush the ball at home in this one.  Baltimore has scored 5 runs per game at home this season and in addition to two starting pitches likely to struggle here, we are looking at two bullpens with mid-level ERA numbers on the season as well.  The Orioles should get into the 6-7 range here but the Nationals will be hanging around in this one.  Per our computer math, high probability for a range of 11 to 12 runs here.  Over is the call in this one Tuesday evening.