Washington Nationals vs. Florida Marlins Odds & Predictions: July 1st 2009

Washington Nationals vs. Florida Marlins
Free Pick: Florida Marlins (-163) - Wed July 1st 2009 12:10p
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I had the feeling that if the Nats were going to end their lengthy losing streak against the Fish their best shot was last night. However thanks to some late inning heroics from Hanley Ramirez and an assist from mother-nature, the Marlins speared the Nats 7-5. Florida has now beaten Washington nine straight times and #10 is just around the corner.

To put the one-sided nature of this series in perspective, consider this: Florida is 22-3 vs. Washington since the start of last season. With Marlins ace Josh Johnson on the hill, I fully expect the domination to continue.

Johnson is having an all-star season. He’s 7-1 with a 2.76 ERA and has been tough as nails against the Nationals going 4-0 with a 3.68 ERA in six starts.

Opposing Johnson will by Jordan Zimmerman who is 3-3 with a 4.56 ERA. Zimmerman has gotten better with each start and looks like he could be a future star in the NL.

If the ML is too rich for your blood, the RL might be an attractive alternative. Florida is not only 8-0 against Washington this year, the Fish are also 8-0 on the RL. The OVER is 6-2.

There are several ways to go in this game and all of them should be very prosperous. As long as your compass is headed in the direction of Florida, you?ll be fine.