{"id":1621,"date":"2008-08-16T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-16T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/rockies-nationals-preview\/"},"modified":"2008-08-16T08:22:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-16T13:22:00","slug":"rockies-nationals-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2008\/08\/rockies-nationals-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockies-Nationals Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The Colorado Rockies and the Washington Nationals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Nationals<\/st1:PlaceName> Park<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Rockies<\/st1:place> will trot Livan Hernandez out to the mound in this one. Righthander Hernandez has a 10-9 record and a 5.94 ERA this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Nationals will counter Hernandez with John Lannan. Lefthander Lannan has a 3.40 ERA to go along with a 6-11 record this season. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Rockies<\/st1:place>, while the game’s total has not yet been posted. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Rockies<\/st1:place> scored three times in the fifth inning and went on to defeat the Nationals 4-3 as a -115 favorite on Friday. The combined seven runs fell UNDER the posted over\/under (9). <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Brad Hawpe went 2-for-4 at the plate with a twp-run homer to propel the Rockies<\/st1:place>. Jorge De La Rosa tossed six innings for the win, giving up three runs with seven strikeouts. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Ronnie Belliard went 2-for-3 at the plate with one RBI for the Nationals, who were a +105 underdog in the game. Tim Redding gave up four runs off seven hits over six innings in the loss. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> has lost 8 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>: 55-69 SU
Washington: 44-79 SU<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 5-5
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 3-7<\/p>\n

Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Colorado are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Colorado is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
Colorado is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Washington is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado
Washington is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing Colorado
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
Washington<\/st1:place><\/st1:State> home to Colorado<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, Sunday, August 17<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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