The Washington Nationals will look to Max Scherzer tonight to end their 4 game skid, when they play the final game of a 3 game set against the Miami Marlins in South Florida. Scherzer is the league leader in strike outs with 259 and over his last 3 starts he is 2-0, with an ERA of 1.74, and a WHIP of 1.11. The Nats are 10-1 in Scherzer’s last 11 starts and 5-2 in his last 7 against the Marlins. Tom Koehler will take the mound for Miami and over his last 3 outings he is 0-1, with an ERA of 3.38, and a WHIP of 1.31. The Marlins are 0-5 in Koehler’s last 5 starts and 1-5 in his last 6 against the Nationals. Washington’s Bryce Harper is in a major slump and rumor has it he is suffering from a bad shoulder so let’s see what he does tonight. The Nationals magic number to clinch the National League East is 4. I think after tonight, it will be 3.
Tonight’s pick:
Washington Nationals