Marlins-Nationals Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Florida Marlins on Saturday when they battle the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Righthander Josh Johnson will take the mound for the Marlins to start this game. Johnson is 2-0 this season with a 0.57 ERA. It'll be ace Scott Olsen toeing the rubber for the Nationals in this contest. Lefthander Olsen is 0-2 with a 14.63 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jeremy Hermida drove in the winning run on Friday, as the Marlins got past the Nationals 3-2. The Marlins won the game as -130 favorites, while the five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9). John Baker hit a solo home run for the Marlins. Leo Nunez posted the win in relief, and Matt Lindstrom notched his second save. Alberto Gonzalez had three hits and drove in one run for the Nationals, who were +110 underdogs. Saul Rivera gave up the winning run and was hit with the loss. Current streak: Florida has won 5 straight games. Team records: Florida: 9-1 SU Washington: 1-8 SU Florida most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Washington are 9-1 After a win are 8-2 Washington most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Florida are 3-7 After playing Florida are 1-9 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games at home Washington is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Florida Washington is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida Next up: Washington home to Florida, Sunday, April 19