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Washington Nationals vs. New York Yankees
The Washington Nationals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
The Nationals will trot MacKenzie Gore out to the mound in this one. Left hander Gore has a 5-12 record and a 4.11 ERA this season.
It'll be Luis Gil toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Right hander Gil is 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 10-5 winner as they battled the Nationals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -240 were rewarded, while the 15 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Nationals were a 10-5 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -240 on the moneyline, while the total score (15) was good news for OVER bettors.
Washington:
Team record: 53-78 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 17 games when playing NY Yankees
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York:
Team record: 71-60 SU
NY Yankees is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Yankees is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Next up:
Washington at New York Wednesday, August 27