The teams finish their two games in Baltimore on Tuesday night and then travel down to Washington for two more Wednesday and Thursday.
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Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky threw out the ceremonial first pitch Wednesday night before the Washington Nationals hosted the Baltimore Orioles.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Nationals are -155 money line favorites versus the Orioles, who have odds of +140 to pull off the upset tonight in D.C. With Wade Miley set to take on Tanner Roark in the pitching matchup, the over/under for tonight’s game sits at 8.5 runs. On Monday, Cole filled it and pitched like the promising prospect he once was – even without the velocity he once boasted – besides a three-run blitz in the fourth inning. Before making her delivery, Ledecky unloaded all her hardware and handed it to Harper, who hung the medals around his forearms. Later in the inning, Murphy hit a grand slam to make it 10-7 and Anthony Rendon had an RBI double to make it 10-8 before Zach Britton got the final two outs to nail down the win.
With his single in the seventh, Trea Turner tied the Montreal Expos/Nationals franchise record with hits in eight consecutive plate appearances. They’re also a flawless 6-0 when Roark is coming off four days of rest, are 10-1 in his last 11 starts following a quality start in his last appearance, and are 4-1 in his last five outings versus a team with a winning record. Turner struck out for the first out in the ninth.
Two rookie pitchers with plenty of hope for the future could end up playing big roles this year for the Orioles and Nationals.
Washington has lost four in a row overall.
Roughed up for the second straight start, deGrom allowed 12 hits in 4 2/3 innings. Daniel Murphy (.347, 76 Rs, 24 HRs, 95 RBIs, 3 SBs) continued his strong season yesterday, going 3 for 5 with one run, one home run, and five RBIs.
Hendricks struck out eight and left with a majors-best 2.19 earned run average. Koda Glover came on in the sixth inning and he stranded two more Orioles runners.
The Orioles would lead off the second with more hard hit balls against Roark. With the score 4-0 and the bases loaded. The O’s again have a league home run leader on their team with Mark Trumbo and his league leading 38 home runs.
Baltimore responded in the second. Jones would increase the lead to 3-0 on an infield single later in the inning.
Milwaukee matched its moderate season-high of four straight wins by defeating Colorado 7-1, powered by two home runs from Ryan Braun. He would not earn a save for his outing, as he came out of relief after the Orioles had already surrendered four runs in the inning and were up by three. He also walked three and hit three batters strikes.
Roark had his shortest start since June 5, when he went three innings at Cincinnati.
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Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of soreness in his right elbow.
