Washington at Los Angeles

Washington has shown it can hang with the mighty Dodgers with the series tied 2-2. Washington has excellent balance, finishing sixth in the regular season in runs scored, second in on-base percentage, seventh in slugging, while the pitching staff can throw out multiple aces. Stephen Strasburg (1.00 ERA in the playoffs) is one of those aces and starts here. Strasburg had a 2.08 ERA against the Dodgers in the regular season, holding them to a .140 batting average in 13 innings with 16 strikeouts, two walks. Then he beat them in Game 2 with 10 Ks, no walks and one run allowed. The Nationals are on a 35-16 run and the road team is 19-13 in Game 5 division series history. Look for a close one as the wagering value is on the visitors to win the game or lose by one run. Play Washington on the runline.