The Nationals are horrible on the road this season, coming into tonight's game against the Padres with a 19-47 road record. The Padres aren't great at home, but they are .500 in San Diego, and a bargain at this price against the worst team in baseball. The Nationals don't have a terrible offense, but their pitching, specifically their relief pitching, has been terrible this season. On the road this season the Nationals' bullpen has a 6.02 ERA, a 5-17 record and a save-conversion rate of just 54.5%. That means even if they can get a lead going into the later innings, they are more likely to blow that lead than any other team in baseball. The Padres have won 5 of their last 7 games over all and are hitting .290 as a team and scoring 5.4 runs per game over that stretch. Ride them tonight.
15* on Angels/Mariners Under 9 (-117)
Jump on the under in the Angels/Mariners game on Tuesday night. Ervin Santana has been up and down this year for LA, but has four straight quality starts. The under has hit in eight of his 11 starts against the Mariners. Seattle has been a solid under team all year long and I think that this number is inflated due to the fact that the Angels have great offensive numbers this season. The fact is that they won't score as much in this pitcher-friendly park.
Jack Jones 09-01-09
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