Washington (36-27) at NY Yankees (42-19)
When: Tuesday, June 12th 2018
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Time: 7:05 ET | TV: MASN, WPIX
Opening Odds: New York -155/9.5
The Washington Nationals and New York Yankees tried to play a couple of games in D.C. last month, but rained wiped-out most of that series and the teams will try again, this time at Yankee Stadium, on Tuesday night. New York and Washington battled to a 3-3 tie before their game on May 15th was suspended and were postponed the next night. That game will resume next Monday when both teams have a scheduled off day. Since then, both clubs have taken over first-place in their respective East Divisions, but the Yankees’ bats have gone cold, hitting just .176 as a team over the last four games. Gary Sanchez is mired in a 4-for-53 slump while teammates Greg Bird (1-for-16) and Aaron Judge (2-for-23) are also struggling. Giancarlo Stanton, who has followed-up a six-game hitting streak by striking out five times in his last two games. While the Yankees became the final major-league team to get shut out when they were blanked by Subway Series rival Mets on Sunday night (2-0), the Nationals also lost a 2-0 decision to San Francisco hours earlier to fall to 4-5 in their last nine contests. Anthony Rendon, who blasted a solo homer in the suspended game versus the Yankees last month, is 6-for-16 with five RBIs and six runs scored in his last four games. New York’s bullpen has made up for the slumping lineup by allowing only two unearned runs while striking out 25 in 19.1 innings over the past week.
Pitchers: Nationals – Tanner Roark (3-6, 3.56 ERA) | Yankees – CC Sabathia (3-1, 3.59)
Tanner Roark finally got back in the win column after allowing two runs on six hits in an 11-2 route of Tampa Bay on Wednesday – his first victory since April 30th. Roark pitched six innings against the Rays, marking the 11th time in 12 starts that he has gone that deep into a game. He will be making his first career start versus the Yankees, although he has seen Stanton (8-for-33, four home runs) plenty of times.
CC Sabathia also snapped a long winless drought in his last outing after allowing two runs on three hits in seven innings of a 7-2 victory over Toronto. The hefty lefty, who won for the first time since April 29th, was taken deep twice to raise his home run total to seven in his last five outings. Sabathia owns a 2-1 career mark against the Nationals with a 2.25 ERA and an 0.92 WHIP while limiting them to a .185 batting average.
That Nationals have been much better on the road than home this season and have won six interleague games in a row, while the Yankees have lost five of their last seven home games against teams from the other league with a winning record. The pitching matchup is pretty even in this one, but the Nationals’ bats are a little hotter. I’ll take the underdog.
Pick: Nationals +141
BETTING TRENDS:
- Nationals are 7-0 in their last 7 vs. American League East.
- Nationals are 4-0 in their last 4 interleague road games.
- Nationals are 6-0 in their last 6 interleague games.
- Nationals are 6-1 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Nationals are 5-1 in their last 6 games following a loss.
- Nationals are 11-3 in their last 14 road games.
- Nationals are 10-3 in their last 13 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Nationals are 13-4 in their last 17 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Nationals are 16-5 in their last 21 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Nationals are 21-7 in their last 28 Tuesday games.
- Nationals are 8-3 in their last 11 during game 1 of a series.
- Nationals are 5-2 in their last 7 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Nationals are 25-11 in their last 36 overall.
- Nationals are 25-11 in their last 36 games on grass.
- Nationals are 9-4 in their last 13 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Nationals are 2-5 in their last 7 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Yankees are 4-0 in their last 4 games following an off day.
- Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 Tuesday games.
- Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague home games.
- Yankees are 14-3 in their last 17 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 9-2 in their last 11 interleague games.
- Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 7-2 in their last 9 vs. National League East.
- Yankees are 41-12 in their last 53 home games.
- Yankees are 37-14 in their last 51 overall.
- Yankees are 21-8 in their last 29 during game 1 of a series.
- Yankees are 31-12 in their last 43 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 52-21 in their last 73 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Yankees are 37-15 in their last 52 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Yankees are 51-21 in their last 72 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Yankees are 36-15 in their last 51 games following a loss.
- Yankees are 36-15 in their last 51 games on grass.
- Yankees are 36-15 in their last 51 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Yankees are 36-16 in their last 52 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Yankees are 2-5 in their last 7 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-0 in Nationals last 4 after scoring 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 4-0 in Nationals last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Under is 7-1 in Nationals last 8 interleague road games.
- Under is 5-1 in Nationals last 6 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 5-1 in Nationals last 6 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Nationals last 6 vs. American League East.
- Under is 13-3 in Nationals last 16 Tuesday games.
- Under is 4-1 in Nationals last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1 in Nationals last 5 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 11-3 in Nationals last 14 on grass.
- Under is 11-3 in Nationals last 14 overall.
- Under is 17-5 in Nationals last 22 games following an off day.
- Under is 16-5 in Nationals last 21 interleague games.
- Under is 37-14-6 in Nationals last 57 road games.
- Under is 33-15-3 in Nationals last 51 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 34-16-5 in Nationals last 55 during game 1 of a series.
- Under is 4-0 in Yankees last 4 on grass.
- Under is 6-0 in Yankees last 6 overall.
- Under is 6-1 in Yankees last 7 games following an off day.
- Under is 5-1 in Yankees last 6 during game 1 of a series.
- Over is 9-2-1 in Yankees last 12 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
- Under is 4-1 in Yankees last 5 after allowing 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Under is 4-1 in Yankees last 5 when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game.
- Over is 4-1 in Yankees last 5 interleague home games.
- Over is 8-3 in Yankees last 11 Tuesday games.
- Over is 13-5 in Yankees last 18 games following a loss.
- Under is 27-11-1 in Yankees last 39 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in New York.
