This is an 8* play on the Washington Nationals.

A couple of competent hurlers going head-to-head here, but we believe the hard-hitting visitors hold the upper-hand on the mound in this one. The Nationals hand the ball to Gio Gonzalez (1-1, 2.20 ERA), who comes in off a loss against the Rockies on Thursday, giving up three runs (two earned) off five hits while striking out seven over five frames of work. It was the first outing in which Gonzalez would give up a home run and it was his first game this year in which he's allowed multiple runs to score. It was a hard-luck loss all things considered and there's no reason not to think that the crafty southpaw won't carry that momentum over here as well. The Mets counter with Zack Wheeler (1-0, 1.29) who gave up one run off two hits over seven innings in a victory over the Marlins in his latest action. Beating the Fish is one thing, but clearly the Nationals (who own a .728 team OPS entering Friday), present an entirely different challenge. We look for Gonzalez to out duel his still unproven counterpart. Great price, play on the NATIONALS.

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