The Nation

mickey · #1 06-23-2009, 03:24 PM

The Nation is 7-3 in their last 10 games and have showed why they are so dangerous. They hit as well as any one and their bullpen is stronger then all. Now, Big Papi is starting to hit.On the rubber is Brad Penny 6-2 but fields a 4.94 ERA,but in June he is 1-1 with a 2.70 era.The Nats will face a Red Sox pitching staff that has carried their team during the month of June with an ERA of 3.24.

The Nationals have been making some noise as of late, & send to the rubber Lannan is 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA this season at home, he has June starts also that are good,where he is 2-0 with a 1.16 ERA,but they were against the Yanks (ugh) & the Reds which is not saying too much IMO. He has an 4-5 W/L record and ERA of 3.38 on the season.Penny is 12-5 W/L with an ERA of 2.54 in twenty starts versus the Nationals.

Washington is 8-21 W/L when installed as a home underdog and 8-22 W/L when Lannan takes the bump as an underdog. They are also only 6-20 W/L when Lannan is coming off a quality start in his last outing.

Trends/Stats/Notes

The Red Sox are 9-3 in their last 12 games overall. Boston is 6-2 in their last eight games following a win. As stated above the Nats are 4-1 in their last five games and have played much more inspired.

Boston is 9-0 W/L (+9.4) when playing with a day off this season and 10-0 W/L (+10.9) after five or more consecutive home games. Washington is 3-23 W/L (-19.9) when their bullpen has thrown for thirteen or more innings over their last three games the last two seasons. Boston is 22-9 W/L (+11.3) versus a bullpen whose ERA is 4.50 or worse this season.

Boston is on a 13-5 run this month, with its pitching staff posting a 3.24 ERA, and starter Brad Penny hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last two starts, covering 11 innings, heading into today’s tilt at Washington.

The Nationals have won four of their last five, but they are still a major league-worst 20-47.

(Baseball Trend ) The Boston Red Sox are 9-0 after a day off in 2009.

Way to much fire power for the Washington to handle.It's gonna be a Tea Party. Lets do this!!

BOSTON 3 units
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Worth Noting:
Washington is under 21-5 last 26 games on grass, 14-3 last 17 @home. Under is 10-1-1 in Lannan's last 12 starts vs. a team with a winning record. Boston under 23-9-5 last 37 games following an off day.

Boston/Nats "UNDER 9 " 1 unit
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I'm also interested in the Seattle matchup because of:

San Diego pitcher Chad Gaudin is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA in his last four starts, and he’s also 0-3 with a 5.00 ERA in his last three outings against the Mariners, heading into today’s game in Seattle.

Mariners for me 2 units