Fargo's MLB Tuesday Triple Play (SWEEP IT)

This is a play on the WASHINGTON NATIONALS as part of our MLB Tuesday Triple Play. Following a win in the series opener on Monday, Washington has won five of its last seven games which is its best week-long stretch of the entire season which shows how much of a struggle it has been. The Nationals managed only three runs last night but the offense has actually been very good this season as they are ranked No. 6 in batting average, hitting .253, and they are in a good matchup here facing a lefty starters where they are hitting .258 on the season at home. Patrick Corbin has had a very up and down season and he comes in with a 6.60 ERA but the damage has been done against some of the top offenses as he has allowed four earned runs or more six times and those came against Atlanta, San Francisco, Houston, New York and Milwaukee twice. The Nationals are 6-1 in their last seven games against the National League Central. Pittsburgh has lost four straight games following a 4-1 run over its previous five games and now sits 15 games under .500 that includes a 12-24 record on the road. The Pirates are hitting just .214 on the road, which is the second lowest batting average in baseball and while they seem to have a decent matchup against Corbin, the offense totally negates that. Starting pitching has also been a downfall as the Pittsburgh rotation has a 5.14 ERA which is also one of the worst in baseball. Jose Quintana has been solid this season with a 3.60 ERA but has struggled on the road to a 4.44 ERA in five starts. Pittsburgh is 8-29 in its last 37 road games against National League teams allowing 4.5 or more rpg. Here, we play on National League home favorites with a money line of -110 or higher with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.75 or worse on the season and a WHIP of 2.00 over his last five starts. This situation is 60-18 (76.9 percent) since 1997. 9* (954) Washington Nationals