Nationals-Phillies Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday when they battle the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. Shairon Martis will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Righthander Martis is 2-0 this season with a 4.11 ERA. It'll be Joe Blanton toeing the rubber for the Phillies in this contest. Righthander Blanton is 0-2 with a 7.31 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nationals defeated the Mets 8-1 as a +155 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Jesus Flores homered and had three RBI for Washington and Austin Kearns was 2-4 with a solo home run and three runs scored in the win. The Phillies defeated Florida 13-1 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Shane Victorino drove in four runs for Philadelphia and Pedro Feliz was 3-5 with a pair of RBI in the win. Current streak: Philadelphia has won 3 straight games. Team records: Washington: 4-13 SU Philadelphia: 9-8 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After playing NY Mets are 2-8 After a win are 3-7 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Washington are 8-2 After playing Florida are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia Washington is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 15 games Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Philadelphia home to Washington, Tuesday, April 28