NY vs Washington MLB Betting Preview
This game features 2 of the hottest teams in the league, as both the Nationals and Yankees are riding 6 game winning streaks.
Venue/ Stadium: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Time/Date: 7:05 PM EST Friday, June 15, 2012
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Yankees +120 / Nationals -130
Over/Under: 7.5 runs
New York Yankees vs. Washington Nationals Preview
The Yankees are holing onto a slight .5 game lead in the AL East while the Nationals have the biggest division cushion leading the Mets in the NL East by 4.5 games. MLB lines have the Nationals as the home favorite with a total of 7.5 runs.
In their last games the Yankees beat the Braves 3-2 and the Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2.
This season the Yankees have an O/U record of 25-36 with a run-line W/L record of 33-29 and the Nationals have an O/U record of 28-29 with a run-line W/L record of 29-32.
On the season the Nationals are 18-10 at home and the Yankees are 18-13 on the road.
The Yankees have the most HR in the Majors and they have scored the 8th most runs and they will be facing a Nationals’ squad that has the best team ERA. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Phil Hughes (6-5, 4.76 ERA) takes the hill for the Yankees tonight and in his last outing he gave up 2 earned runs in 6 innings in a win over the Mets. Go Gonzalez (8-2, 2.35 ERA) goes for the Nationals and in his last start he gave up 2 earned runs in 6 innings in a win over the Red Sox.
Gonzalez is 6-1 in his last 7 starts, but in his career facing the Yankees he is only 1-4 with a 7.27 ERA in 5 career starts.
Hughes is 5-1 with a 3.50 ERA in his last 7 and in all but 1 of those outings he has given up 3 runs or less.
Since the Nationals moved to the Nation’s Capital they have won 5 of 6 home games facing the Yankees.
Hughes will be facing a Nationals’ lineup that only ranks 24th in the Majors in runs scored, but Bryce Harper, who’s gone 7 for his last 13, and Tyler Moore, who is 6 for his last 12 with 2 HR, are both swinging hot bats.
In some betting trends for this interleague match up the Yankees are 4-0 in their last 4 road games, 5-2 in Hughes’ last 7 starts, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
The Nationals are 5-1 in their last 6 vs. a team with a winning record, 4-1 in Gonzalez’s last 5 home starts, and they have Under record of 3-1-1 in their last 5 home games.
Jason’s Pick: The Nationals are not a high scoring team, but they will win tonight in a low scoring pitcher’s duel.
