Wednesday, April 9, 7:05 PM on FSFL, MAS2

Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia

Miami - Turner, J (0-0) vs. Washington - Roark, T (1-0) )

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Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. will be the home on Wednesday night for the pitching matchup featuring two young pitchers. The visiting Miami Marlins will send 22-year-old Jacob Turner to the mound to face off against the 27-year-old rookie, Tanner Roark. The game between these two National League East rivals will see its first pitch at 7:05 p.m.

So far in his career, Turner has started 34 games and has a miniscule 5-14 record. He has a respectable 4.37 ERA in his career and will look to rebound from his abysmal season debut. He threw 6 innings and allowed 5 earned runs on 8 hits with 3 walks and 1 strikeout while picking up a no decision. Turner has had some experience pitching against the Nationals, but unfortunately for the Marlins, it hasn’t all been a good experience. He has allowed a .382 average and has given up 6 home runs in just 76 at bats. Ryan Zimmerman and Bryce Harper each have 2 home runs against him and Wilson Ramos has also fared well.

Roark will be making his 2nd start of the season and his 7th career start. He is currently 8-1 as a professional and 1-0 this season. He has had limited experience against the Marlins, which mostly came as a reliever. The Marlins are a combined 3-for-19 against Roark and will look to get better at bats Wednesday night.

Miami Betting Trends

Miami is 4-2-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Miami is +3.0

Washington Betting Trends

Washington is 3-3-0 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Washington is +1.3

Injuries to Watch

Miami

03/28/14 3B Ed Lucas Hand 15-day DL (3/28)
03/28/14 2B Rafael Furcal Hamstring 15-day DL (3/21)

Washington

04/07/14 3B Ryan Zimmerman Shoulder questionable
04/06/14 LF Scott Hairston Oblique 15-day DL (4/6)
04/02/14 C Wilson Ramos Hand 15-day DL (4/1), expected to miss 4-8 weeks
03/30/14 P Doug Fister Back 15-day DL (3/23)
03/29/14 P Ross Ohlendorf Back 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Erik Davis Elbow 60-day DL (2/13)

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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