Washington Nationals at Arizona Diamondbacks Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 14-16 Arizona Diamondbacks play host to the 17-15 Washington Nationals in MLB play tonight on the grass of Chase Field, May 11, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Nationals -155/Diamondbacks +145
O/U Total: 8

Pitching Matchup
Max Scherzer (R) W/L 2-3 WHIP 0.94 ERA 2.11
Josh Collmenter (R) W/L 3-3 WHIP 1.18 ERA 3.40

Washington edged Atlanta 5-4 at home yesterday to complete a 5-1 homestand. They are 7-1 in their last 8 games. Arizona eked out a 2-1 win over San Diego on Sunday. They are 2-2 on their current homestand and 4-2 in their last 6 games.

This is the first series between these clubs in 2015. The Nationals owned the series in 2014 6-1 and have a 7-2 edge in the last 9 games played between these two teams.

Scherzer was a 7-5 winner over Miami last week allowing 5 runs in 7 innings. It was his first non-Q start off the year after 5 in a row to start the campaign.

Collmenter was a 13-7 winner at Colorado in his last start, also allowing 5 runs in 7 innings. He has 3 Q starts on the year.

Only 2B Dan Uggla has faced Collmenter more than 6 times (2-11, .182). Several players are hitting .333 or better in their limited exposure to the right-hander.

Only 4 hitters on Arizona have faced Scherzer and they are a combined 4-30 off of him (.133). SS Cliff Pennington has the only HR and SB off of the wily right-hander.

Washington at Arizona Betting Trends

The Nationals are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games against Arizona
The game total has gone under the posted run line 4-1 when Washington plays in Arizona.
Washington is 7-3 straight up in their last 10 games in Arizona.
The Diamondbacks are 0-6 straight up in their last 6 games against the National League East.
Arizona is 1-5 in their last 6 home games starting Collmenters.

Injury Report

WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Erik Davis P 60-Day Disabled List
Casey Janssen P 15-Day Disabled List
Reed Johnson OF 15-Day Disabled List
Nate McLouth OF 15-Day Disabled List
Anthony Rendon 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Felipe Rivero P 15-Day Disabled List
Craig Stammen P 15-Day Disabled List

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Bronson Arroyo P 60-Day Disabled List
Archie Bradley P 15-Day Disabled List
Patrick Corbin P 60-Day Disabled List
David Hernandez P 15-Day Disabled List
Oscar Hernandez C 15-Day Disabled List
Gerald Laird C 60-Day Disabled List
Jake Lamb 3B 15-Day Disabled List
Matt Stites P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Washington: 68%
Arizona: 32%

Free MLB Pick

We have two starters that are coming off of sub-par performances in their last start but have to prefer Max Scherzer who had a run of 5 Q starts before his latest. He shows a sparkling ERA of 1.38 on the road and as noted has pitched exceptionally well against the Diamondbacks’ current lineup in limited at bats.
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays. Arizona starter Josh Collmenter has pitched adequately versus the Nationals’ batters (.244 BA, .272 OBP and .715 OPS), but is 1-3 at home this season and has only a 50% Q start ratio. Washington is on a big roll with ten wins in their last twelve games and we feel that the edges they possess in today’s matchup warrant a run line play.

Take the Washington Nationals -1.5 +110‏