Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies: MLB Betting Pick: May 13th 2010

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May 13, 2010

Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies
Free Pick: Colorado Rockies -1.5 +105
Courtesy of Mike Rose (Handicapperspicks.com)
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The surprising Washington Nationals invade Denver Colorado to get the first of four match-ups in with the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.

Lefty John Lannan has been battling throwing elbow issues of late, and most recently had his spot skipped in the rotation as a precautionary measure. He hasn’t thrown a pitch in live game action since his May 2nd loss at Florida where he surrendered nine hits and six ER’s through just five IP.

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Overall, Lannan is 1-2 overall with a 6.34 ERA & 1.93 WHIP. He’s been plagued by big innings and slow starts all season long. The Nats are 3-3 in his six overall starts;1-2 on the road.

So far so good for Jhoulys Chacin through a pair of starts to the youngster’s 2010 campaign. He’s coming off a brilliant effort at Dodgers Stadium where he limited Los Angeles to six hits and no ER’s while K’ing six and walking two through 7.1 total innings of work.

He’s allowed just seven hits and is yet to give up a run on the season. This will be his first career look at Washington.

Washington has been an excellent story on the young season, but there’s a number of factors playing against them in tonight’s spot.

For one, they’re coming off a huge series win at Citi Field that marked their third straight series win against divisional opponents.

Second, they’re invading a venue they’ve had no luck in of late to take on a Rockies club that should feed off the momentum gained from their walk-off win against the Phillies.

Finally, Lannan’s hurting and I don’t foresee him long for this one. He’s also matched up against a rookie that’s caused nothing but headaches for each of his first two opponents. Until there’s enough tape on the youngster for opposing teams to dissect, continue riding the rookie!