This is an 8* play on the Washington Nationals.

The Nationals got some decent pitching out of ace Max Scherzer in Friday's 5-2 road victory. We think that the hard-hitting visiting side offers great value in this matchup as well. The Dodgers had won four straight before yesterday's setback and we're expecting another letdown here as well from the home side. For arguments sakes, lets call these starters a "wash." Both come in on top form. Strasburg's ERA is elite, but his K/9 is down from years past. Ryu was blasted in his first start of the year, but he's since put together back-to-back strong outings. Washington's been great on the road thus far (7-3, +3.6 units), while LA has struggled at home (4-6, -6.9 units). We like Strasburg to match Ryu and in a scenario like that, we think the value swings to the hard-hitting visitors. Play on the NATIONALS.

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