9:10 pm
July 8

Nationals @ Padres

Who will WIN this matchup?

Washington Nationals (41-43)

@ San Diego Padres (51-37)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Scherzer (WSH): 7-4; 2.10 ERA

Darvish (SD) 7-3; 2.65 ERA

 

Current odds:

Washington Nationals: (+143)

San Diego Padres: (-153)

 

• The Nationals climbed back into second place in the National League East with Wednesday night’s 15-5 romp over the Padres. A win of the four-game series in San Diego would get Washington back to .500. The Padres, meanwhile, were winning two of every three games at home until the Nationals won two of the first three games in this series. The Padres want to finish this homestand strong going into the All-Star break because they have only 29 home games after the break.

• Scherzer, 36, is 7-4 this season with a 2.10 ERA in 16 starts while limiting the opposition to a .179 batting average. He has given up 24 runs (22 earned) on 59 hits with 21 walks and 127 strikeouts. Scherzer has a 182-97 career record with a 3.17 ERA in 393 appearances (384 starts).

• Darvish, 34, is 7-3 this season with a 2.65 ERA in 17 starts while limiting the opposition to a .198 batting average. He has surrendered 32 runs (30 earned) on 73 hits with 24 walks and 123 strikeouts in 102 innings. Darvish has a 78-59 career record with a 3.40 ERA in 199 games, all starts.

• The numbers are so close. Each pitcher has averaged approximately six innings per start. The Nationals are 9-7 in games started by Scherzer. The Padres are 13-4 in games started by Darvish. But Scherzer has been stronger recently, posting a 2-0 record with a 1.56 ERA in his past four starts. Darvish is 1-1 with a 3.91 ERA in that same span.

4/10
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