Washington at Cincinnati

It is still a tough image for bettors to see the Nationals at pretty much even odds on the road vs. a competent team, but they have the best pitching in baseball right now. That high-level pitching keeps them in every game, and they certainly have been able to win their share atop the NL East. Gio Gonzalez was a great acquisition as the Nationals are 5-1 in his six starts where he has pitched to a brilliant 1.71 ERA. Great things were expected from Mike Leake, as he went 20-13 in his first two big league seasons, but he has struggled since day one and is 0-4 with a 5.97 ERA to start the season. Washington has been a momentum team now at 23-8 in their last 31 following a win, while the Reds a dreadful 5-23 in their last 28 vs. a better than .600 team. Play on Washington.