This is a 7* on WASHINGTON

The Nationals were embarrassed in the first game of this series, losing 11-6. But they’ve subsequently won 1-0 and 6-2 against the Diamondbacks the past two days. We like them to make it three in a row behind Stephen Strasburg on Sunday. Strasburg has pitched twice in 2021, once at home and once on the road. The one at home went much better as he held the Braves scoreless over six innings and allowed only one hit. We’ll just forget what happened in St. Louis earlier this week. Arizona isn’t very good as they’ve got just one series win so far. They’ve lost four of five and Madison Bumgarner no longer inspires much confidence when he’s on the mound. Both of Bumgarner’s starts have not gone well. He allowed five runs to Colorado and while that could be chalked up to “Coors Field,” he then allowed six runs at home to Oakland. Washington’s lineup produced 14 hits on Saturday. There have been 19 times the last three seasons that Arizona has been a road underdog of +175 to +250. They’ve lost 15 of those, including a 1-4 record so far this year. Play on WASHINGTON

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