The Marlins get a visit from the Washington Nationals in baseball action on Friday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Washington puts its faith in starter Dan Haren to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 8-12. Getting the ball for the Marlins is Jose Fernandez, who owns a 10-6 record on the season with a 2.33 ERA.



View Washington vs Miami Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Washington before the first pitch in this match found them as +-154-moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the total of 6.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Marlins at No. 9 in the National League and the Nationals at No. 8 in the National League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Miami owns the No. 15 ranking for hits in the National League at 7.8 per game. By contrast, the Nationals are rated No. 11 in the same category at 8.4 per game.

Miami owns the National League's No. 7 defense, allowing 4.1 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Washington's National League No. 6-rated defense.

In their last action, Washington was a 3-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Phillies. Bettors on Washington at -144 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Nationals enjoyed a 3-2 victory at the expense of the Phillies on Wednesday, with Jordan Zimmermann throwing 7 innings of 7-hit ball at Citizens Bank Park.

The Marlins were a 9-7 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cubs. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Chicago at -145 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors. Miami didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 9-7 to Chicago on Wednesday at Wrigley Field.


Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Miami are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing Chi Cubs are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8

A few Nationals at Marlins trends to consider:
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games on the road
Washington is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
Miami is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
Washington at Miami, Saturday, September 7