Nationals-Brewers Who Will Cover?

The Washington Nationals and the Milwaukee Brewers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Miller Park. John Lannan will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Lefthander Lannan is 6-11 this season with a 3.55 ERA. Starting this game for the Brewers will be Manny Parra. The lefthander has a 4.21 ERA to go along with a 9-5 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Brewers listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ben Sheets tossed a complete-game shutout on Saturday night as the Brewers cruised to a 6-0 win over the Nationals. The Brewers got the victory as -230 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total (8). Ray Durham, J.J. Hardy, and Corey Hart all homered in that win for the Brewers. Ronnie Belliard collected two hits for Washington in the loss. Current streak: Washington has lost 2 straight games. Milwaukee has won 4 straight games. Team records: Washington: 44-73 SU Milwaukee: 66-51 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Sunday are 2-8 Before playing Milwaukee are 4-6 After playing Milwaukee are 5-5 After a loss are 2-8 Milwaukee most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Washington Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Milwaukee home to Washington, Monday, August 11