Washington at Boston

The Washington Nationals were projected to be the top MLB team coming into this season, and a lot of that has to do with their superb pitching. They have played poorly on defense with 10 errors already and last night an error led to three Boston runs, without the benefit of a base hit, in an 8-7 loss. And the Red Sox are also watching Big Papi struggle to open the season. Washington's starter, Gio Gonzalez, has been great vs. Hanley Ramirez who hits just .167 with six strikeouts against him, and Justin Pedrioa is just 2-13. The Nationals’ pitching has a way of taking charge after allowing 5 runs or more in their previous game, as they have followed at 38-18 in their last 56. Boston is just 5-14 in their last 19 to a total of 7 to 8.5. Play on Washington.