Nationals-Yankees Lines Preview

The Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium in an interleague contest. Shairon Martis will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Righthander Martis is 5-1 this season with a 5.04 ERA. The Yankees will counter Martis with ace CC Sabathia. Lefthander Sabathia has a 3.68 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 360-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nationals lost to Tampa Bay 5-4 as a +220 underdog on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Alberto Gonzalez drove in three runs for the Nationals in the loss. The Yankees blasted the Mets 15-0 as a -115 favorite on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Derek Jeter was 4-4 with two RBI and two runs scored for the Yankees and A.J. Burnett pitched seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts. Current streak: Washington has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Washington: 16-45 SU New York: 36-27 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After a loss are 3-7 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Washington are 4-6 After playing NY Mets are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games on the road Washington is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Washington NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Washington NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games Next up: NY Yankees home to Washington, Wednesday, June 17