Nationals vs Pirates Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at PNC Park. Jason Marquis will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Righthander Marquis is 1-7 this season with a 8.13 ERA. The Pirates will counter Marquis with Charlie Morton. Righthander Morton has a 10.03 ERA to go along with a 1-10 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 128-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ivan Rodriguez belted a two-run homer and drove in four runs on Saturday, leading the Nationals to a 9-2 victory over the Pirates. The Nationals won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. John Lannan allowed one earned run off five hits over seven innings for the Nationals, while striking out seven in the win. Paul Maholm was rocked for eight hits and seven runs over 4 1-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Washington: 58-78 SU Pittsburgh: 45-90 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing NY Mets are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3 After a win are 2-8 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Atlanta are 1-9 After playing Washington are 1-9 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh Washington is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Pittsburgh is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games at home Pittsburgh is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington Next up: Washington home to NY Mets, Monday, September 6 Pittsburgh home to Atlanta, Monday, September 6 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.