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(18-15) Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals (21-13)
Date: Saturday, May 14, 2016
Time: 1:05 PM ET
Venue: Nationals Park, Washington D.C.
Projected Pitchers: Justin Nicolino, LHP vs. Stephen Strasburg RHP
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An NL East divisional game that will pit a World Series contender against a young team hoping to gain some ground on them.
Nationals co-ace Stephen Strasburg will look to bounce back after an average outing against Detroit last time on the hill.
He will face Marlins lefty Justin Nicolino who has yet to lose in his 3 starts since being called up from AAA.
Miami Marlins
The Marlins have to be considered a pleasant surprise at this point in the season. They entered the season looking like a team on the rebuild, but through 6 weeks they find themselves over .500 and within striking distance of a wildcard spot in a difficult division.
Justin Nicolino has pitched adequately since being recalled by the Marlins.
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Through 3 starts he is 2-0 with a 2.79 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP using mostly a fastball/change up combo.
He is due for a dud though and I think tonight is the night. In his three starts he has only managed to strike out 3 batters in over 19 innings. He has actually managed to walk twice as many batters as he struck out with 6 free passes on the year.
Against a team loaded with dangerous hitters, without the ability to earn outs on his own, Nicolino has a razor thin margin of error if he wants to keep his hot start going.
This Miami offense has scored the 3rd fewest runs in the National League this season and they will be hard pressed to put a crooked number up on Stephen Strasburg with the way he is pitching so far this year.
Their offensive shortcomings can be turned around of center fielder Marcell Ozuna can sustain his mini-resurgence. Over the last two weeks, Ozuna has mashed to the tune of a.412 average with 4 home runs while scoring 11 runs and cashing in 8 more.
If Dietrich and Yelich can keep setting the table for Ozuna and Stanton, the Marlins may be able to keep up with league average offensive output.
The Marlins have saved their best ball for the road this season, having won twice as many games as they’ve lost (10-5).
Washington Nationals
Coming off what will likely be his first of many MVP’s, Bryce Harper is once again playing like the best player in the National League. He enter play with a line of .264/.441/1.045 with 10 home runs, 27 batted in, 22 runs scored, and has walked 6 more times than he’s struck out (35-29).
While he hasn’t hit for much power off of lefties this season, he’s hitting the ball at a much better clip (.304). He will be licking his chops at a soft tosser like Nicolino in this one.
Stephen Strasburg has earned his new monster deal this season. Through 7 starts, he has only allowed more than two earned runs in a game twice; both of which the Nationals still managed to win. Worth noting that both of his 4 ER games happened at Nationals Park.
When he faced Miami on April 19th, he dominated the fish. Going 8 innings and keeping them off the scoreboard entirely, while striking out 10 and walking only 2.
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The Nationals haven’t lost a game this season when Stephen Strasburg starts.
Washington has been excellent against the NL East this season, with an 11-7 record.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Marlins are 7-1 in their last 8 road games
- Marlins are 5-1 in their last 6 road games vs. a right-handed starter
- Marlins are 4-1 in Nicolinos last 5 starts
- Nationals are 4-0 in their last 4 opening games of a double-header
- Nationals are 4-0 in their last 4 opening games of a double-header
- Nationals are 10-1 in Strasburgs last 11 home starts
Free Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals MLB Prediction:
Strasburg bounces back and holds the Marlins to a pair of runs.
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Washington takes this one at home comfortably and extends their lead over their NL East divisional foe.
MLB Free Score Prediction: Nationals 5 – Marlins 2
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