PREMIUM
Stephen Nover's Monday Massacre
(MLB) Washington vs. LA Dodgers,
Point Spread: 1.50 | -165.00 Washington (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 1.50 | -165.00 Washington (Away)
Result: Win
The Nationals should be able to hang in with the Dodgers in this spot - if not win outright with lefty Gio Gonzalez facing rookie Kenta Maeda.
No team had a lower batting average versus southpaws than the Dodgers at .213. Gonzalez has taken advantage posting a 3-1 lifetime mark against the Dodgers with a 1.69 ERA in five career starts. LA's batters have a combined .163 average when facing Gonzalez.
Maeda has been consistent all season. But he's hit the wall giving up eight runs in his last two starts spanning just 6 2/3 innings. Since the All-Star break, Maeda has a 4.25 ERA. He's not the same pitcher he was during the first half of the season when teams had never faced him.
The Nationals are 12-3 in their last 15 games if plus 1 1/2 runs, while the Dodgers are 1-8 in their past nine games at minus 1 1/2 runs.
No team had a lower batting average versus southpaws than the Dodgers at .213. Gonzalez has taken advantage posting a 3-1 lifetime mark against the Dodgers with a 1.69 ERA in five career starts. LA's batters have a combined .163 average when facing Gonzalez.
Maeda has been consistent all season. But he's hit the wall giving up eight runs in his last two starts spanning just 6 2/3 innings. Since the All-Star break, Maeda has a 4.25 ERA. He's not the same pitcher he was during the first half of the season when teams had never faced him.
The Nationals are 12-3 in their last 15 games if plus 1 1/2 runs, while the Dodgers are 1-8 in their past nine games at minus 1 1/2 runs.
