Monday, May 30, 2011

MLB Preview: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Nationals Park.

Roy Halladay will be the starting pitcher for the Phillies on this day. Righthander Halladay is 6-3 this season with a 2.35 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Livan Hernandez who starts for the Nationals. Righthander Hernandez is 3-6 with a 3.71 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 182-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total is sitting at 6½.

The Phillies were a 9-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mets. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -115 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors.

Washington was a 5-4 loser in its last match at home against the Padres. They lost as -107 favorites, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.

Current streak: Washington has lost 2 straight games.

Team records: Philadelphia: 33-20 SU Washington: 22-30 SU

Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3

Washington most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Philadelphia are 5-5 After playing San Diego are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7

A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone OVER in 14 of Washington's last 19 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home

Next up: Washington home to Philadelphia, Tuesday, May 31

MLB Preview: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals

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