Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Nationals Park

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Probable Pitchers: James Shields (9-5) vs. Stephen Strasburg (7-6)

The Washington Nationals host the San Diego Padres at Nationals Park on Tuesday. James Shields is the probable starter for the Padres and he'll face Stephen Strasburg of the Nationals. The opening line for this matchup has San Diego at +135 and Washington at -145. The over/under was set at 7. The Padres, with a 63-61 run line record, cover the spread 51% of the time. They also have a 71-49 over/under record. The Nationals are 53-70 against the run line and have a 64-54 over/under record. They cover the spread 43% of the time.

The Padres come into this game with a 61-63 record, and they are 30-33 away from home. James Shields has a 9-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 3.74 and a 1.29 WHIP. In his starts, the Padres are 12-14 over his 158.2 innings pitched this season while giving up 149 hits during those innings. Against the over/under, the Padres are 18-7 in his starts. He is getting 4.5 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.82 and they have given up 338 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .234 against the Padres bullpen while walking 125 times and striking out 361 times. San Diego is averaging 8.36 strikeouts per game while getting 8.53 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 17th in baseball in team earned run average at 3.91.

As a team, San Diego is batting .244, good for 25th in the league while putting together a .245 average away from home. The Padres hold a .383 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .300 which is good for 30th in baseball. Matt Kemp leads the team in hits with 127 while the team ranks 25th in baseball with 8.29 hits per game.

With a 62-61 overall record, Washington will come into this game 33-24 at home. Stephen Strasburg has a record of 7-6 while sporting an earned run average of 4.22 on the year with a 1.30 WHIP. In his starts, the Nationals are 8-8 and he has allowed 85 hits over 81 innings pitched this season. Against the over/under, the Nationals are 8-8 when he starts. He is getting 4.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.61 and they have given up 332 base hits on the year. Opposing teams are hitting .245 against the Nationals bullpen while walking 106 times and striking out 325 times. Washington is averaging 8.2 strikeouts per game while getting 8.96 hits per nine innings as a team. They rank 11th in the league in team earned run average at 3.76.

As a team, they are batting .248, good for 23rd in the league while putting together a .247 average at home. The Nationals hold a .395 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .316 which is good for 15th in baseball. Bryce Harper leads the team in hits with 132 while the team ranks 24th in baseball with 8.3 hits a game.

San Diego has a team fielding percentage of .985 after having committed 71 errors with 1,228 assists and 3,331 put outs for the season. The Nationals have committed 73 errors on the season with 1149 assists and 3,249 put outs leading to a team fielding percentage of .984 on the year.

San Diego Padres Betting Trends

The San Diego Padres are 71-49 against the over/under so far this season

The San Diego Padres are 63-61 against the run line so far this season

Washington Nationals Betting Trends

The Washington Nationals are 64-54 against the over/under so far this season

The Washington Nationals are 53-70 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Diego Padres

08/15/15 P Brandon Maurer Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/10)
08/15/15 P Marcos Mateo Neck Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/6)
06/16/15 CF Wil Myers Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/14)
05/06/15 P Brandon Morrow Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/3)
04/06/15 P Cory Luebke Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/4)
04/06/15 P Josh Johnson Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 C Tim Federowicz Knee Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/26)

Washington Nationals

08/23/15 3B Yunel Escobar Neck "?" Tuesday vs. San Diego Padres
08/21/15 1B Tyler Moore Ankle Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/19)
08/10/15 P Aaron Barrett Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (8/9)
08/08/15 2B Dan Uggla Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/8)
07/10/15 CF Denard Span Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
04/30/15 LF Reed Johnson Calf Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/29)
04/15/15 P Craig Stammen Forearm Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/14)
04/06/15 LF Nate McLouth Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Josh's Pick: Take the Padres

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