Hot Nationals Host Reds Saturday Afternoon in 1st of Two

Nationals and Reds Have Double Header on Saturday

The Washington Nationals play the first game of a double-header on Saturday afternoon. They take on the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park.

Mother Nature put a halt to the Washington Nationals' hot streak. but They hope to pick up where they left off in the first game in a split doubleheader Saturday. The Nationals took the opener of the four-game series by a 10-4 margin on Thursday.

Washington is enjoying its second three-game winning streak in a little over a week. They are trying to keep pace with Philadelphia and Atlanta in the National League East. It will try to stay on course behind Gio Gonzalez in the opener and Jeremy Hellickson in the nightcap.

They take on a Cincinnati club that has dropped three in a row. Anthony DeSclafani goes in the matinee for the Reds, followed by Matt Harvey. Harvey will be facing the Nationals for the first time since being traded from the  Mets earlier in the year.

TV: 1:05 p.m. ET, FS Ohio (Cincinnati), MASN (Washington).

PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Anthony DeSclafani (4-3, 5.47 ERA) vs. Nationals LH Gio Gonzalez (6-7, 3.78).

Odds: Nationals -188-moneyline favorites. Total is 9.5 -110.

Nationals and Reds Still in the HUnt

DeSclafani allowed three runs over 4 1/3 innings in each of his last two starts. He has an ERA of 9.00 over his last three outings. He has allowed 14 home runs over a span of 42 2/3 frames. That is over an eight-start stretch.

The 28-year-old gave up four runs across 14 innings through his first four appearances (two starts) at Nationals Park.

Gonzalez had his best start in two months. He tossed seven innings of one-run ball at Miami his last time out. Gio remained winless over a span of 10 starts. He opened the season with six strong innings and a win at Cincinnati.

Joey Votto is 9-for-24 with three home runs against the former first-round pick.

Washington slugger Bryce Harper is 7-for-13 with a home run, three doubles and five RBIs over a four-game stretch. He is a career .310 hitter against the Reds.

The Reds have lost eight straight to the Nationals, including all four meetings in 2018.

Washington is 19-22 in day games and 36-31 at night.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Cincinnati	48-61	-$417.00	13-15	35-46	16-18	32-43	57-46-6	-0.52
Washington	55-53	-$1,412.00	11-18	44-35	47-42	8-11	45-60-3	0.62

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

A DeSclafani (4-3) ERA: 5.47

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 27, 2018	PHI	W	6-4	O	4.1	$108.00
Jul 21, 2018	PIT	L	2-6	U	4.1	-$100.00
Jul 15, 2018	STL	L	4-6	O	3.1	-$100.00

G Gonzalez (6-7) ERA: 3.78

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 28, 2018	MIA	L	1-2	U	7	-$100.00
Jul 23, 2018	MIL	L	1-6	U	5.2	-$100.00
Jul 11, 2018	PIT	L	0-2	U	6	-$100.00

Bullpen

Cincinnati's relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.
Washington's relievers have pitched 7 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Cincinnati Reds - A DeSclafani

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jul 1, 2016	3-2	WSH	6.2	6	2	2	2	8	No Decision
Jul 6, 2015	3-2	CIN	5.2	5	2	2	4	6	No Decision
May 29, 2015	5-2	CIN	6	8	2	2	2	1	Win

Washington Nationals - G Gonzalez

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Apr 1, 2018	6-5	WSH	6	5	1	1	1	7	Win
Jul 14, 2017	5-0	WSH	8.1	4	0	0	2	6	Win
Jun 30, 2016	13-4	WSH	6	6	4	4	4	9	Win
Jun 3, 2016	7-2	CIN	6	9	5	5	0	8	Loss
May 30, 2015	8-5	CIN	5.1	7	4	4	2	6	No Decision

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.64	11	4.01	5
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.58	13	4.29	17
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.63	12	5.16	26
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.02	7	5.12	24

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Aug 2, 2018	CIN	4	WSH	10	-285	8.5	O	Tyler Mahle (R)	Max Scherzer (R)	7	10	4	7	12	5
Apr 1, 2018	WSH	6	CIN	5	122	8.5	O	Gio Gonzalez (L)	Sal Romano (R)	8	7	6	3	6	8
Mar 31, 2018	WSH	13	CIN	7	134	8	O	Stephen Strasburg (R)	Luis Castillo (R)	14	12	4	2	8	11
Mar 30, 2018	WSH	2	CIN	0	197	9	U	Max Scherzer (R)	Homer Bailey (R)	6	7	4	2	6	14
Jul 17, 2017	WSH	6	CIN	1	138	9	U	Stephen Strasburg (R)	Scott Feldman (R)	11	4	4	2	8	12
Jul 16, 2017	WSH	14	CIN	4	-115	10	O	Tanner Roark (R)	Homer Bailey (R)	17	7	3	5	11	11
Jul 15, 2017	WSH	10	CIN	7	134	8.5	O	Max Scherzer (R)	Luis Castillo (R)	11	9	6	6	9	13
Jul 14, 2017	WSH	5	CIN	0	109	10	U	Gio Gonzalez (L)	Tim Adleman (R)	9	7	4	2	11	7
Jun 25, 2017	CIN	6	WSH	2	-152	10	U	Scott Feldman (R)	Tanner Roark (R)	12	8	2	2	9	6
Jun 24, 2017	CIN	3	WSH	18	-146	10	O	Homer Bailey (R)	Joe Ross (R)	10	19	1	7	5	10

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Cincinnati Reds: Team record: 48-61 SU Current Streak: lost 3 straight games. Washington Nationals: Team record: 55-53 SU Current Streak: won 3 straight games.

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Cincinnati Reds

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	48-61	26-31	22-30	16-11	32-49	57-46-6	13-15	35-46
Last 10	5-5	5-2	0-3	2-2	3-3	5-5	0-3	5-2
vs Div	19-32	13-19	6-13	4-5	15-27	26-22-3	4-6	15-26
vs AL	10-5	4-1	6-4	6-2	4-3	9-6	1-1	9-4
vs NL	38-56	22-30	16-26	10-9	28-46	48-40-6	12-14	26-42

Washington Nationals

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	55-53	26-25	29-28	47-41	8-12	45-60-3	11-18	44-35
Last 10	6-4	3-0	3-4	5-3	1-1	5-5	1-0	5-4
vs Div	23-22	11-9	12-13	22-17	1-5	21-21-3	5-3	18-19
vs AL	9-11	5-5	4-6	6-7	3-4	6-14	1-4	8-7
vs NL	46-42	21-20	25-22	41-34	5-8	39-46-3	10-14	36-28

Team Last 5 Games

Cincinnati Reds

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 2, 2018	WSH	4-10	L	255	8.5	Tyler Mahle	1.2	M Scherzer	A
Aug 1, 2018	DET	4-7	L	-118	9	Sal Romano	5.1	M Fiers	A
Jul 31, 2018	DET	1-2	L	-101	9	H Bailey	8	Matt Boyd	A
Jul 29, 2018	PHI	4-0	W	-114	9	Luis Castillo	7	Zach Eflin	H
Jul 28, 2018	PHI	6-2	W	120	9.5	M Harvey	5	Vincent Velasquez	H

Washington Nationals

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Aug 2, 2018	CIN	10-4	W	-285	8.5	M Scherzer	6	Tyler Mahle	H
Aug 1, 2018	NYM	5-3	W	-109	9	T Milone	7	N Syndergaard	H
Jul 31, 2018	NYM	25-4	W	-173	9	T Roark	7	Steven Matz	H
Jul 29, 2018	MIA	0-5	L	-148	8.5	J Hellickson	4.2	J Urena	A
Jul 28, 2018	MIA	1-2	L	-153	8.5	G Gonzalez	7	Trevor Richards	A

Next up:
Cincinnati at Washington Saturday, August 4 (2nd game of DH)

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