MLB Lines: The Milwaukee Brewers have emerged as one of the surprise teams in Major League Baseball as the leaders of the National League Central Division, not to mention becoming the second most profitable team at the betting window. The Washington Nationals are in the thick of the National League East Division race as their pitching has returned to the same level of 2012 when they won the NL East title. The Milwaukee Brewers will host the Washington Nationals at Miller Park on ESPN2 Monday night with a starting time of 8:10 PM ET.
East Leaders
The Nationals rank 2nd in MLB for staff earned run average, 10th for quality starts, and boast the top ranked bullpen in MLB. The offense is inconsistent as the Nats rank 17th for run production, 19th for batting average, and 19th for home runs.
True Brew
The key to the Brewers resurgence has been a pitching staff that rank 9th for earned run average and 2nd for quality starts. Milwaukee’s always strong hitting has complemented that pitching as the Brewers rank 9th in MLB for run production and 8th for home runs. The Brewers are looking to get back into the playoffs for the first time since their 2011 NL Central title.
The Pick
The Washington Nationals have won 8 out of their last 13 games against the Milwaukee Brewers with 4 out of the last 6 meetings between the Nats and Brewers going under the total. The Nats have won 4 out of their last 5 games at Milwaukee with 4 out of those 6 games going under the total. Based on that head to head record we’ll call for the Washington Nationals and under the total in this one!
