Friday, July 18, 7:05 PM on FSWI, MASN

Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia

Milwaukee Brewers - Lohse, K (9-4) vs. Washington Nationals - Strasburg, S (7-6)

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Friday night, the Milwaukee Brewers will send Kyle Lohse to the mound to take on the Washington Nationals and Stephen Strasburg. Lohse makes his 20 ^th start as Strasburg makes his 21^st.

Kyle Lohse lost his last two starts and that gives him a 9 - 4 record with a 3.26 ERA coming into this outing. The last time out, he surrendered 4 runs and 7 hits (including 2 homers) in 8 innings of work. He didn't issue any walks while striking out 8. But overall, Lohse is having a decent season compared to his final numbers from 2013 when he went 11 - 10 with a 3.25 ERA in 32 starts.

In 2013, Lohse was 1 - 0 with a 2.08 ERA in 2 starts against the Nationals. This time around, Lohse will have to pay attention to Jayson Werth. Werth is batting .333 with 3 homers and 6 RBIs against the veteran right-hander.

Stephen Strasburg pitched to 2 straight no-decisions in his last 2 outings and will bring a record of 7 - 6 with an ERA of 3.46 into this start. In his last start, Strasburg pitched 5.2 innings and surrendered 2 runs on 7 hits with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. Strasburg will have no trouble posting better numbers this season than he did in 2013 when he went 8 - 9 with a 3.00 ERA in 30 starts.

In 2013, Strasburg pitched to a no-decision in his only start against the Brewers. He didn't get the decision despite throwing 7 innings of shutout ball and allowing just 3 hits and 4 walks while striking out 8. Strasburg lost his previous start against the Brewers this season after allowing 7 runs on 8 hits (including 2 homers) in 4.2 innings.

Milwaukee Brewers Betting Trends

Milwaukee Brewers are 51-42-3 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Milwaukee Brewers is 0.2

Washington Nationals Betting Trends

Washington Nationals are 46-39-8 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Washington Nationals is 0.7

Injuries to Watch

Milwaukee Brewers

07/12/14 SS Jean Segura Personal out indefinitely
07/10/14 P Wei-Chung Wang Shoulder 15-day DL (7/9)
06/09/14 P Tyler Thornburg Elbow 15-day DL (6/7)
05/02/14 P Jim Henderson Shoulder 15-day DL (5/2)

Washington Nationals

07/12/14 P Jordan Zimmermann Bicep questionable
05/16/14 CF Eury Perez Toe 60-day DL (5/15)
03/29/14 P Ross Ohlendorf Back 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Erik Davis Elbow 60-day DL (2/13)

Guy's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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