Colorado pays a visit to Washington on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Nationals bats in baseball action at Nationals Park.

Jhoulys Chacin, with a record of 8-6 on the season, gets the ball for the Rockies, while the Nationals trot Jordan Zimmermann to the mound in this one. He is 5-7 so far in 2011.



View Colorado vs Washington Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Rockies listed as underdogs of +-140 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
The Nationals sit at No. 13 in the National League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Rockies sit at a National League No. 11 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Washington owns the No. 15 ranking for hits in the National League at 7.8 per game. By contrast, the Rockies are rated No. 9 in the same category at 8.5 per game.

Colorado brings the National League's No. 14-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Nationals' league No. 6-ranked defense.

Last time out for Colorado, they were a 2-1 Sportsbook as they battled the Nationals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rockies at -116 were rewarded, while the 3 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Colorado rolled to a 2-1 win against Washington on Saturday, as Ubaldo Jimenez and the Rockies' bats led the team to victory at Nationals Park.




Colorado Rockies Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Milwaukee are 5-5
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

A few Rockies at Nationals trends to consider:
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Washington
Colorado is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
Washington is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games at home


Next up:
Colorado home to Milwaukee, Thursday, July 14
Washington at Atlanta, Friday, July 15