San Diego at Washington

San Diego comes off a 7-0 home win vs. Boston on Sunday and is 21-9 following an off day. Veteran Yu Darvish (3.56 ERA) has thrown well with 53 Ks in 43 innings while holding batters to a .222 average. MLB road teams like the Padres that have batted .175 or worse over three straight games are 32-14 if with a bullpen ERA of 2.50 or better over the previous 15 contests. Washington's offense is just 24th in runs scored, 23rd in slugging, and 27th in steals, while the pitching is 19th in ERA, 25th in WHIP, and 21st in the bullpen (4.38 ERA). The Nationals are 34-88 as a home dog, plus 6-27 at home against a team with a bullpen ERA of 3.45 or better. And San Diego has won seven of the last 10 in this park. Play San Diego.