Nationals-Yankees Odds Preview

The Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Yankee Stadium in an interleague contest. The Nationals will give the ball to starter John Lannan in this one. Lefthander Lannan is 3-5 this season with a 3.51 ERA. The Yankees will counter Lannan with Chien-Ming Wang. Righthander Wang has a 21.59 ERA to go along with a 0-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Robinson Cano went 4-for-4 with two runs batted in to lead the Yankees past the Nationals 5-3 on Tuesday night. New York won as -360 home favorites as the game played UNDER the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Winning pitcher CC Sabathia allowed three runs over 7 2-3 innings for the Yankees, while closer Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect ninth inning to get the save for New York. Anderson Hernandez was 2-for-3 with a three-run blast for Washington, as Ron Villone picked up the loss in relief of starter Shairon Martis for the Nationals. Current streak: Washington has lost 4 straight games. New York has won 2 straight games. Team records: Washington: 16-46 SU New York: 37-27 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 1-9 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 8-2 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Washington are 6-4 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Washington is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees Washington is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Washington is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Washington NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Washington Next up: NY Yankees home to Washington, Thursday, June 18