Tuesday, April 23, 2012

Washington Nationals at San Diego Padres
Suggestion: Washington Nationals (-129)

We're catching a nice price to back a Nationals squad that has rolled through the month of April, matching preseason expectations with a 12-4 record. Padres starter Clayton Richard has been lit up in his last two starts, giving up 12 earned runs in 11.1 innings. By contrast, Gio Gonzalez has piched phenomenally, with no earned runs, 15 strikeouts and 2 walks over his last two starts. With a rested and underrated bullpen to keep things from getting out of hand, I'm putting my wager on the better team, starter and closing staff. Invest in the Washington Nationals (-129)