Saturday, May 17, 2008

Nationals-Orioles Preview

The fans at Camden Yards will be treated to a interleague game between the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles when they take their seats on Saturday.
The Nationals will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Odalis Perez in this game. Perez has a 1-3 record and a 3.71 ERA this season.
Perez's opponent in this one will be Brian Burres. The Orioles lefthander has a 3.67 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Orioles listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Orioles rallied for two runs in the fifth inning and held on for a 5-3 win over the Nationals on Friday, as -135 favorites. The eight runs went UNDER the night's posted over/under (8.5).
Luke Scott homered for the Orioles, and Brian Roberts had two hits with two runs scored. Garrett Olson allowed three runs over five innings of work to earn the victory. George Sherrill closed out the ninth for his 16th save.
Ryan Zimmerman had three hits with two RBIs to lead the Nationals, who entered that game as +120 underdogs. Shawn Hill surrendered five runs off eight hits over five innings in a losing effort.
Current streak:
Baltimore has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Washington: 18-25 SU
Baltimore: 22-19 SU
Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Baltimore are 4-6
After playing Baltimore are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Washington are 3-7
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Washington is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Baltimore is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Next up:
Baltimore home to Washington, Sunday, May 18
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