Pirates-Nationals Lines Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday when they battle the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The Pirates will give the ball to starter Ross Ohlendorf in this one. Righthander Ohlendorf is 4-3 this season with a 3.77 ERA. It'll be Ross Detwiler toeing the rubber for the Nationals in this contest. Lefthander Detwiler is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Pirates defeated Colorado 11-4 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Nate McLouth was 3-5 with a home run and four RBI for Pittsburgh, while Zach Duke earned the win after allowing four runs on six hits in seven innings. The Nationals lost to Philadelphia 8-6 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10.5). Cristian Guzman was 3-5 with three runs scored for Washington and Jordan Zimmerman allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings. Current streak: Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games. Washington has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 16-21 SU Washington: 11-25 SU Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Monday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing Colorado are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 Washington most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Washington The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games Pittsburgh is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games Washington is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up: Washington home to Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 19