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This is Game 5 of the NLDS, with the series tied at 2-2.
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In Game 4 of this series in Washington, the Nationals staved off elimination in a 6-1 win. The Nationals scored six runs on ten hits, and the Dodgers were held to only one run on five hits. Washington scored four runs in the 5th inning, including scoring three runs on Ryan Zimmerman's three-run HR.
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The Nationals have scored 10 runs in their two wins of the series while giving up 16 runs in the two losses.
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This season the Nationals rank 6th in runs scored and 13th in team ERA, and the Dodgers rank 5th in runs scored and first in team ERA.
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Pitching Match-Up<br />
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<b>Washington:</b> Stephen Strasburg (18-6 3.32 ERA) <b>LA:</b> Walker Buehler (14-4 3.26 ERA)
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Strasburg started Game 2 of this series, where he gave up one earned run on only three hits in six innings in the 4-2 Nationals win. He also pitched three innings of scoreless relief in the Wild Card win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Nationals were 1-1 in his two starts in the regular season against the Dodgers losing the first on the road where he gave up two earned runs in six innings and winning the 2nd at home on July 28 where he gave up one earned run and only allowed two hits in seven innings. The Nationals have won three of his last four road starts, and in his previous two, he has only given up one earned run in 13 innings.
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Buehler started Game 1 of this series and pitched great not allowing any earned runs and only allowing one hit in six innings in the 6-0 Dodgers win. The Dodgers have won seven of his last eight starts, and he has struck out eight batters in each of his previous two starts. LA lost both of Buehler's starts against the Nationals in the regular season. In the first one at home, he did not give up any earned runs in seven innings, and in the last one in Washington, he opposed Strasburg and gave up four earned runs in five 1/3 innings. Buehler has not allowed a HR in four of his last five starts including his last two.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Dodgers are 11-5 in their last 16 games against the Nationals.
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The Dodgers are 36-17 in their last 43 home games against the Nationals.
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In the last 11 games between these teams, the Under record is 7-3-1.
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In the last 27 games between these teams in LA, the Under record is 19-7-1.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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<b>Washington Nationals:</b> 96-71 SU / O/U 76-80 / Run Line W/L 93-74 <b>L.A. Dodgers:</b> 108-58 SU / O/U 78-80 / Run Line W/L 82-84
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Key Betting Trends<br />
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WASH is 10-2 in their last ten games against a team with a winning record
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WASH is 5-1 in their previous seven games after allowing two runs or less in their past match
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WASH has an Under record of 4-1 in their last five games
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LA is 55-19 in their last 74 home games
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LA is 36-15 in their previous 51 games following a loss
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LA has an Under record of 4-1 in their last five playoff games
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Team Info<br />
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No team has won two in a row in this series.
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Trea Turner led the Nationals batting .333 for the series and was 3 for 5 in the Game 4 win. Anthony Rendon went 1 for 2 in the Game 4 win with three RBI.
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The Nationals scored six runs in Game 4, and they have won their last seven games after scoring at least five runs in their previous game.
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Justin Turner leads the Dodgers in the series in batting average (.333) and RBI (5), and he and Max Muncy each have two HR. No LA player had more than one hit in the Game 4 loss, and MVP Candidate Cody Bellinger is only batting .200 in the series with no RBI but has three hits in the last two games.
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The Dodgers are 41-10 in their last 51 games after scoring two runs or less in their previous game. They have also won 36 of their last 51 games following a loss.
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Key Injuries<br />
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<b>NATIONALS </b>
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RP Roenis Elias is out indefinitely, RP Koda Glover is out until early October, and Victor Robles is listed as day-to-day with a hamstring injury and has not played in the last two games of this series.
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<b>DODGERS </b>
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The Dodgers come into this game with no major injury concerns.
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