Washington pays a visit to Arizona on Sunday, hoping to shut down the Diamondbacks bats in baseball action at Chase Field.

Ross Detwiler gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Nationals on this day; he's 5-4 on the season. The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, will counter with Patrick Corbin, who will be looking to improve on his 3-3 mark.



View Washington vs Arizona Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Arizona opened as -120 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.

Power Rankings:
According to new MLB Power Rankings here, it's the National League No. 10-ranked Diamondbacks and the National League No. 2-rated Nationals in this matchup.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Arizona has the National League's No. 4-rated offensive output, at 8.8 hits per game. The Nationals average 8.9 hits per game, good for No. 4 on the National League list.

Arizona owns the National League's No. 8 defense, allowing 4.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Washington's National League No. 1-rated defense.

In their last action, Washington was a 6-5 Sportsbook on the road against the Diamondbacks. Bettors on Washington at +117 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Washington got the job done in their last match in a 6-5 victory over Arizona on Saturday at Chase Field behind starter Edwin Jackson.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing San Francisco are 8-2
After playing Arizona are 5-5
After a win are 8-2

Arizona Diamondbacks Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing St. Louis are 4-6
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Nationals at Diamondbacks trends to consider:
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Washington at San Francisco, Monday, August 13
Arizona at St. Louis, Tuesday, August 14