Sunday, July 27, 2014, 1:10 PM on MASN, FSOH

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio

Washington Nationals - Fister, D (9-2) vs. Cincinnati Reds - Latos, M (2-2)

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Sunday afternoon, the Washington Nationals will put the ball in the hands of Doug Fister as they square off against the Cincinnati Reds and Mat Latos. Fister makes his 14^th start as Latos makes his 8^th.

Doug Fister notched another victory in his last start and that improved his record to 9 -2 with a 2.92 ERA. In the win, Fister gave up just 2 runs and 9 hits in 5.2 innings of work. He walked 2 and struck out 4. Fister suffered a minor ankle injury but it won't prevent him from making this start. In his last 10 starts, Fister is a spectacular 8 - 1. Last season, he finished the year with a 14 - 9 record with a 3.67 ERA in 32 starts and a relief appearance for the Detroit Tigers.

In 2013, Fister didn't face the Reds but he has a start against them this season. In that outing, Fister got his 1^st win of the year after limiting the Reds to 2 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings.

Mat Latos saw his record fall to 2 - 2 with a 3.15 ERA after taking the loss in his last start. In that outing, Latos allowed 5 runs and 8 hits in 7 innings. He didn't issue any walks as he struck out 3. Latos has given up at least 2 runs in each of his last 3 starts. In 2013, he ended the season with a 14 - 7 record with a 3.16 ERA in 32 starts.

Last season, Latos didn't pitch against the Nationals but he has faced many of their hitters before. Adam LaRoche is batting .308 against Latos with a home run and 3 RBIs.

Washington Nationals Betting Trends

Washington Nationals are 49-41-9 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Washington Nationals is 0.7

Cincinnati Reds Betting Trends

Cincinnati Reds are 45-53-3 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Cincinnati Reds is 0.1

Injuries to Watch

Washington Nationals

07/23/14 LF Ryan Zimmerman Hamstring 15-day DL (7/22)
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)

Cincinnati Reds

07/23/14 SS Zack Cozart Hand questionable
07/10/14 2B Brandon Phillips Thumb 15-day DL (7/9)
07/08/14 1B Joey Votto Quad 15-day DL (7/1)
06/21/14 P Trevor Bell Elbow 60-day DL (4/08)
06/14/14 P Sean Marshall Shoulder 60-day DL (6/13)
03/28/14 3B Jack Hannahan Shoulder 60-day DL (3/30)

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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