Miami at Washington

Miami is 1-1 in this series, cashing as a +240 dog in the opener, a 4-3 win. The big dog Marlins have a good arm going in 25-year old Brad Hand (4-3). The team is 3-1 his last four starts allowing 2, 1, and 1 run in the victories. He has walked only 16 in 71 innings. He gave up two runs on nine hits in eight innings to beat Pittsburgh on Tuesday, five days after holding Philadelphia to one run on four hits in six frames to earn the victory. Hand is 3-1 with a 2.90 ERA this month. The pressure is on Washington, in a pennant race, but it's been on all season, and this team continues to underperform. Washington is 2-2 the last four games, favored in all four. They lost as favorites of -135 and -240, and the Nationals are 4-12 following a win. Stephen Strasburg has faced Miami twice this season, and is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA, getting blasted for 12 hits, 4, and 6 runs in 9 innings. Play Miami.