MLB Handicapping: Nationals vs Giants

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Washington Nationals will be trying to extend a winning streak on Tuesday when they take on the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. The Nationals will give the ball to starter Livan Hernandez in this one. Righthander Hernandez is 4-2 this season with a 1.62 ERA. Starting this game for the Giants will be Todd Wellemeyer. The righthander has a 6.16 ERA to go along with a 2-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nationals defeated Baltimore 4-3 in extra innings as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Josh Willingham delivered a walk-off solo home run for Washington and Roger Benardina drove in three runs in the win. The Giants lost to Oakland 3-0 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5). Jonathan Sanchez took the loss for San Francisco after allowing two runs on three hits in seven innings. Current streak: Washington has won 2 straight games. San Francisco has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Washington: 23-22 SU San Francisco: 22-21 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 2-8 After playing Baltimore are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Washington are 8-2 After playing Oakland are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco Washington is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games San Francisco is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Francisco's last 16 games at home San Francisco is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home Next up: San Francisco home to Washington, Wednesday, May 26 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.