Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 12:40 PM on MASN

Marlins Park, Miami, Florida

Washington Nationals - Roark, T (10-6) vs. Miami Marlins - Hand, B (2-2)

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Wednesday afternoon, the Washington Nationals and Tanner Roark (10 - 6, 2.82 ERA) will face the Miami Marlins and Brad Hand (2-2-1, 4.19 ERA). Roark makes his 21^st start as Hand makes his 8^th start and 22^nd appearance.

Tanner Roark picked up his 3^rd straight victory in his last outing after holding his opponents to a run on 3 hits in 7 innings of work. Roark walked a batter and struck out 6. Roark has won 3 of his last 5 starts and 7 of his last 10 outings. And he has allowed just a run in each of those 3 straight victories. During his rookie season in 2013, Roark started 5 games and appeared in another 9 games en route to a 7 - 1 record with a 1.51 ERA.

Last season, Roark was 1 - 0 with a 0.00 ERA in a start and 2 relief appearances against the Marlins. This season, Roark is 0 - 1 in 2 starts against Miami.

Brad Hand took his record to .500 after getting the win in his last start. In the victory, Hand threw 7.1 scoreless innings and allowed just 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 4. Hand has looked impressive in back-to-back victories. He has kept his pitch count under control and is not facing too many batters, and those are great signs for a pitcher. In 2013, Hand was 1 - 1 with a 3.05 ERA in 2 starts and 5 relief appearances.

Last season, Hand pitched 3 innings in relief against the Nationals in 2 appearances. This season, he is 0 - 1 in 2 appearances against Washington.

Washington Nationals Betting Trends

Washington Nationals are 49-44-9 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Washington Nationals is 0.7

Miami Marlins Betting Trends

Miami Marlins are 58-39-7 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Miami Marlins is -0.2

Injuries to Watch

Washington Nationals

07/25/14 P Matt Purke Elbow 60-day DL (7/25)
07/23/14 LF Ryan Zimmerman Hamstring 15-day DL (7/22)
03/29/14 P Ross Ohlendorf Back 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Erik Davis Elbow 60-day DL (2/13)

Miami Marlins

07/18/14 P Kevin Gregg Elbow 15-day DL (7/14)
07/05/14 2B Derek Dietrich Wrist 15-day DL (7/2)
06/22/14 2B Rafael Furcal Hamstring 15-day DL (6/20)
05/28/14 P Carter Capps Elbow 60-day DL (5/26)
05/13/14 P Jose Fernandez Elbow 15-day DL (5/10), out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Washington

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