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The Colorado Rockies and the Washington Nationals will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Nationals Park. Jason Marquis will be the starting pitcher for the Rockies on this day. Righthander Marquis is 13-8 this season with a 3.55 ERA. It'll be Collin Balester toeing the rubber for the Nationals in this contest. Righthander Balester is 1-2 with a 6.00 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rockies listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Winning pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez gave up two runs over eight innings to lead the Rockies over the Nationals 4-3 on Tuesday night. Colorado won as -160 road favorites as the game played UNDER the 9-run total listed by sportsbooks. Brad Hawpe had a homer and two runs batted in for the Rockies, who also got a big fly from Clint Barmes in the win. Nyjer Morgan went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Washington, while Sean Burnett took the loss in relief of starter Craig Stammen for the Nationals. Current streak: Colorado has won 2 straight games. Team records: Colorado: 66-53 SU Washington: 43-76 SU Colorado most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 8-2 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing Washington are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 Washington most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Colorado are 4-6 After playing Colorado are 2-8 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home Washington is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado Next up: Washington home to Colorado, Thursday, August 20