Arizona (16-11) at Washington (17-8)
When: Tuesday, May 2nd 2017
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, DC
Time: 7:05 ET | TV: FSN Arizona, MASN 2
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The Arizona Diamondbacks come East on Tuesday night in hopes of cooling off the hot Washington Nationals’ bats in the opener of a three-game series at Nationals Park. The Nationals set a franchise-record with 23 runs on Sunday while salvaging a three-game series with the New York Mets. They’ll go up against a Diamondbacks staff that just worked 13 shutout innings against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Washington’s Anthony Rendon entered Sunday with no homers and five RBIs on the season but smashed three home runs and drove in 10 to join Walker Cooper of the 1949 Cincinnati Reds as the only two players in major-league history to record six hits and 10 RBIs in one game. Rendon broke Washington’s franchise record for RBIs in a game and the team set an MLB record by scoring at least 14 runs for the fifth time in April. The Diamondbacks ended April with a 16-11 record as their pitching staff allow three or fewer runs for the fourth time in six games with a 2-0, 13-inning shutout of the Rockies. Daniel Descalso ended the game with a two-run, walk-off home run. The terrific April by Ryan Zimmerman has been overshadowed by teammate Bryce Harper, who set an MLB record with 32 runs scored in April. Zimmerman is 11-for-18 with four home runs, 11 RBIs and eight runs scored in the last four games. Arizona 2B Brandon Drury has hit safely in each of the last six games and recorded multiple hits in three of the last five.
Pitchers: Diamondbacks – Taijuan Walker (3-1, 3.94 ERA) | Nationals – Tanner Roark (3-0, 3.64)
Taijuan Walker is coming off a solid start against the San Diego Padres by matching his career high of 11 strikeouts Thursday and holding them to two runs on four hits and no walks in eight innings. Walker failed to complete six innings in any of his previous three starts but needed just 104 pitches to make it through eight innings. Walker, who came over from the Seattle Mariners in the offseason, has 33 strikeouts and seven walks over 29.2 innings this year and is making his first career start against Washington.
Tanner Roark is currently undefeated but lasted only five innings at Colorado on Wednesday while allowing two runs on five hits and four walks in a win. Roark went two starts in a row without walking a batter but has issued seven free passes in 11.2 innings in his last two starts to raise his WHIP from 0.89 to 1.18. Roark is just 1-1 in seven career appearances – four starts – against Arizona despite a 2.51 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP.
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It’s hard to go against this Washington team so far and I don’t think the day off will cool the bats. Roark is an underrated pitcher that has good numbers against a decent hitting Arizona team. I’ll take the Nationals in the opener.
Pick: Nationals -135
W/L TRENDS
| Arizona |
- Diamondbacks are 13-5 in their last 18 when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Diamondbacks are 5-2 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Diamondbacks are 7-3 in their last 10 during game 1 of a series.
- Diamondbacks are 11-5 in their last 16 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Diamondbacks are 17-36 in their last 53 road games.
- Diamondbacks are 34-77 in their last 111 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Diamondbacks are 11-26 in their last 37 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Diamondbacks are 1-5 in their last 6 games following an off day.
- Diamondbacks are 4-1 in Walkers last 5 starts.
- Diamondbacks are 4-1 in Walkers last 5 starts on grass.
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| Washington |
- Nationals are 4-0 in their last 4 games following an off day.
- Nationals are 5-1 in their last 6 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Nationals are 8-2 in their last 10 games following a win.
- Nationals are 4-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games.
- Nationals are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Nationals are 11-3 in their last 14 overall.
- Nationals are 11-3 in their last 14 games on grass.
- Nationals are 6-2 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series.
- Nationals are 19-7 in their last 26 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Nationals are 5-2 in their last 7 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Nationals are 10-1 in Roarks last 11 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Nationals are 5-1 in Roarks last 6 starts vs. National League West.
- Nationals are 4-1 in Roarks last 5 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Nationals are 4-1 in Roarks last 5 starts during game 1 of a series.
- Nationals are 4-1 in Roarks last 5 home starts.
- Nationals are 22-7 in Roarks last 29 starts.
- Nationals are 22-7 in Roarks last 29 starts on grass.
- Nationals are 6-2 in Roarks last 8 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Nationals are 9-3 in Roarks last 12 starts after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Nationals are 8-3 in Roarks last 11 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Nationals are 5-2 in Roarks last 7 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Nationals are 7-3 in Roarks last 10 starts with 5 days of rest.
- Nationals are 1-4 in Roarks last 5 Tuesday starts.
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OU TRENDS
| Arizona |
- Under is 6-1 in Diamondbacks last 7 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Over is 5-1 in Diamondbacks last 6 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Diamondbacks last 5 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Diamondbacks last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 14-4 in Diamondbacks last 18 vs. National League East.
- Under is 17-5 in Diamondbacks last 22 road games.
- Over is 15-5-1 in Diamondbacks last 21 games following an off day.
- Under is 11-4 in Diamondbacks last 15 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 37-15-3 in Diamondbacks last 55 during game 1 of a series.
- Over is 9-4-1 in Diamondbacks last 14 Tuesday games.
- Under is 11-5 in Diamondbacks last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
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| Washington |
- Over is 7-0-1 in Nationals last 8 overall.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Nationals last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 7-0-1 in Nationals last 8 on grass.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Nationals last 5 after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Nationals last 4 home games.
- Over is 6-0-1 in Nationals last 7 vs. National League West.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Nationals last 5 after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Over is 6-0-1 in Nationals last 7 games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 6-0-1 in Nationals last 7 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 7-1-1 in Nationals last 9 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1-1 in Nationals last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Over is 13-3 in Nationals last 16 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1-1 in Nationals last 6 games following an off day.
- Over is 19-7-1 in Nationals last 27 games following a win.
- Over is 8-3-1 in Nationals last 12 during game 1 of a series.
- Under is 33-15-5 in Nationals last 53 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
- Over is 5-0 in Roarks last 5 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Under is 6-1-1 in Roarks last 8 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 13-3-1 in Roarks last 17 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1-2 in Roarks last 7 starts with 5 days of rest.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Roarks last 5 starts on grass.
- Over is 3-1-1 in Roarks last 5 starts overall.
- Over is 5-2 in Roarks last 7 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
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HEAD TO HEAD
- Over is 12-2 in the last 14 meetings.
- Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Washington.
- Diamondbacks are 5-12 in the last 17 meetings in Washington.
- Diamondbacks are 9-23 in the last 32 meetings.
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