Barring a complete meltdown, the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros, should win their divisions. The two meet on Tuesday in Houston to kick off a three-game interleague set.
Oddsmakers have the Astros as -170-moneyline favorites. The total is sitting at 9.
Washington’s Tanner Roark (9-8, 4.70 ERA) took a loss in his last outing, as the Nationals fell 3-2 at home to the Los Angeles Angels. Roark allowed three runs on four hits over seven innings, striking out three and walking two. The 30-year-old righty has met Houston just once, taking a win back in June 2014. He gave up a run on seven hits over five innings. Roark is 6-2 in 11 road starts with a 4.19 ERA.
Houston’s Charlie Morton (10-5, 3.69 ERA) got the win in a 9-5 home victory over Arizona, giving up a run on three hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out nine and walking four. Morton has eight starts against the Nationals, going 2-4 with an ERA of 6.27. At home this season, the 33-year-old right-hander is 7-2 in 12 starts with a 3.45 ERA.
These two haven’t met since June 2014. Washington has won nine of their last 10 meetings with Houston, with six falling under the posted total.
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Recent Form
Team
record
money
vs LHP
vs RHP
Fave
Dog
O/U
Diff
Washington
74-48
$812.00
16-9
58-39
62-38
12-10
55-60-7
1.08
Houston
76-48
$749.00
17-19
59-29
73-40
3-8
64-53-7
1.3
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
T Roark (9-8) ERA: 4.70
event date
Opponent
Result
score
OU Result
ip
money
Aug 16, 2017
LAA
L
2-3
U
7
-$100.00
Aug 10, 2017
MIA
W
3-2
U
6
$67.00
Aug 4, 2017
CHC
W
4-2
U
6.1
$149.00
C Morton (10-5) ERA: 3.69
event date
Opponent
Result
score
OU Result
ip
money
Aug 16, 2017
ARI
W
9-5
O
6.1
$61.00
Aug 11, 2017
TEX
L
4-6
U
5.2
-$100.00
Aug 5, 2017
TOR
L
3-4
U
7
-$100.00
Bullpen
Washington’s relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.
Houston’s relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent
Washington Nationals – T Roark
Date
score
Winner
ip
hits
Runs
Earned Runs
walks
strikeouts
Decision
Jun 17, 2014
6-5
WSH
5
7
1
1
2
4
Win
Houston Astros – C Morton
Date
score
Winner
ip
hits
Runs
Earned Runs
walks
strikeouts
Decision
Apr 17, 2016
3-2
PHI
6
4
1
1
2
6
No Decision
Jun 21, 2015
9-2
WSH
0.2
8
9
9
1
1
Loss
Aug 15, 2014
5-4
WSH
3
7
5
5
3
3
Loss
May 23, 2014
4-3
PIT
5.2
5
1
1
4
4
Win
Jul 22, 2013
6-5
PIT
6.2
6
3
3
1
5
Win
Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
5.30
2
4.34
8
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense
5.29
2
4.06
6
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
5.64
1
4.22
6
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense
4.89
12
4.23
7
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
away score
Home
home score
line
O/U
Away Pitcher
Home Pitcher
Away Hits
Home Hits
Away Walks
Home Walks
Away Strikeouts
Home Strikeouts
Jun 18, 2014
HOU
5
WSH
6
-172
8
O
Scott Feldman (R)
Gio Gonzalez (L)
7
11
5
5
11
7
Jun 17, 2014
HOU
5
WSH
6
-145
7.5
O
Dallas Keuchel (L)
Tanner Roark (R)
14
9
3
6
7
9
Apr 30, 2014
WSH
7
HOU
0
127
8
U
Jordan Zimmermann (R)
Brett Oberholtzer (L)
13
9
3
1
8
9
Apr 29, 2014
WSH
4
HOU
3
128
8
U
Gio Gonzalez (L)
Jarred Cosart (R)
9
5
5
5
8
13
Aug 9, 2012
WSH
5
HOU
0
159
7.5
U
Jordan Zimmermann (R)
Lucas Harrell (R)
12
5
3
1
7
14
Aug 8, 2012
WSH
4
HOU
3
195
8.5
U
Gio Gonzalez (L)
Armando Galarraga (R)
7
9
8
2
7
7
Aug 7, 2012
WSH
3
HOU
2
165
8.5
U
Ross Detwiler (L)
Jordan Lyles (R)
6
5
3
6
13
5
Aug 6, 2012
WSH
5
HOU
4
177
8.5
O
Edwin Jackson (R)
Dallas Keuchel (L)
14
6
2
6
6
12
Apr 19, 2012
HOU
11
WSH
4
-152
7
O
Bud Norris (R)
Edwin Jackson (R)
17
11
0
2
8
8
Apr 18, 2012
HOU
2
WSH
3
-190
7
U
Lucas Harrell (R)
Jordan Zimmermann (R)
6
5
0
7
4
4
MLB Betting Trends
Washington Nationals
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington’s last 16 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 7 games when playing Houston
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 6-18 ATS in its last 24 games
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games at home
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 7 games when playing Washington
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
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