Washington Nationals at Colorado Rockies Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 48-68 Colorado Rockies play host to the 58-59 Washington Nationals tonight in MLB action on the grass of Coors Field, August 18, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:40PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Nationals -155/Rockies +145
O/U Total: 10
Pitching Matchup
Jordan Zimmerman (R) W/L 8-8 WHIP 1.19 ERA 3.34
David Hale (R) W/L 3-4 WHIP 1.39 ERA 5.69
Washington was off on Monday. They are 1-6 on their road trip and have lost 6 in a row. They are 2-8 in their last 10 games. Colorado also had the day off and is 1-2 on their homestand. They are 2-7 in their past 9 games.
The Rockies lead the season series 2-1 but the Nationals have a 6-3 edge in the last 9 matchups between these 2 teams.
Zimmerman was a 3-0 loser at the Dodgers in his last start. He went 7 innings, allowed 1 run and struck out 9 for his 18th Q start of the year.
Hale is coming off the 15-day DL to make this start. His last outing was on July 4th. He was a 7-3 loser at Arizona, giving up 3 runs in 5 innings. He has 2 Q starts in 8 starts on the year.
No Washington hitter has more than 3 ABs against Hale. SS Ian Desmond is 2-2 while OF Bryce Harper is 1-2 (.500). 1B Ryan Zimmerman and OF Jayson Werth are both 1-3 (.333) against the right-hander and the Nationals are hitting .357 as a team against Hale.
Colorado 3B Nolan Arenado is 4-9 (.444) vs. Zimmerman with a HR and 2 RBIs while 2B D.J. LeMahieu is 5-11 (.455) with 2 RBIs. 1B Ben Paulsen is 2-5 (.400) vs. the right-hander with an RBI while SS Jose Reyes is 8-29 (.276) with 2 stolen bases.
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Washington at Colorado Betting Trends
Washington is 0-5 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
The Nationals are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games on the road in Colorado.
The game total has gone under in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games on the road in Colorado.
The Rockies are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games at home.
Colorado is 3-6 straight up in their last 9 games against Washington.
Injury Report
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Aaron Barrett P 15-Day Disabled List
David Carpenter P 15-Day Disabled List
Reed Johnson OF 60-Day Disabled List
Nate McLouth OF 60-Day Disabled List
Denard Span OF 15-Day Disabled List
Craig Stammen P 60-Day Disabled List
Dan Uggla 2B 15-Day Disabled List
COLORADO ROCKIES
Tyler Anderson P 60-Day Disabled List
Chad Bettis P 15-Day Disabled List
Brooks Brown P 15-Day Disabled List
Tyler Chatwood P 60-Day Disabled List
Corey Dickerson OF 15-Day Disabled List
David Hale P 15-Day Disabled List
Kyle Kendrick P 15-Day Disabled List
Boone Logan P 15-Day Disabled List
Jordan Lyles P 60-Day Disabled List
Justin Morneau 1B 60-Day Disabled List
Adam Ottavino P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Picks Moneyline
Washington: 81%
Colorado: 19%
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It’s a pretty big number even for Coors Field, but we think that it is reachable tonight. Washington starter Jordan Zimmermann hasn’t impressed on the road with his 4.55 ERA in 11 starts and doesn’t have the best historical stat line against Colorado’s hitters. The Rockies have a lifetime batting average of .289 against Zimmermann in 97 at bats and a decent .712 OPS. The Nationals haven’t been putting up a lot of runs against top flight pitching, but there are not many that would consider Rockies’ starter Dale Hale in that class. Hale has a seasonal ERA of 5.69 in eight starts and hasn’t made one since July 4th when he failed to record a Q start for the fifth straight start.
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