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MLB Betting Odds<br />
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Monday's MLB betting odds opened Washington at around -130 over Cincy, with an over/under of 10 runs. Early betting action then dropped that line down to -120.
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Reds vs. Nationals Set-Up<br />
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Cincinnati just split four games at home with the Cubs over the weekend, losing Sunday's series finale 6-3. Just before that the Reds swept two games from the Angels, and just before that they split four games at Atlanta. Going back a bit further Cincinnati is 4-0-2 over its last six series and 10-5 over its previous 15 games.
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At 56-60 overall the Reds trail the first-place Cubs by seven games in the NL Central, but they're only five games, although also several teams, behind St. Louis in the battle for the second National Leauge wild-card spot.
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Washington, meanwhile, just dropped two of three games at the Mets over the weekend, avoiding the sweep with a 7-4 victory Sunday. Just before that the Nationals swept three games out in San Francisco, although just before that they lost two of three at Arizona. Going back a bit further Washington is only 1-4 over its last five series but 4-2 over its previous six games.
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At 62-55 overall the Nats trail first-place Atlanta by 6.5 games in the NL East, but they lead the NL wild-card race by a half-game over second-place St. Louis.
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This series is the second meeting between these teams this season; back in June, the Nats took two of three games from the Reds in Cincy.
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Monday's Starting Arms<br />
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<a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/136259&quot; title="Erick Fedde Pitching Logs">Fedde</a>, by our stringent standards, is just 2/10 on quality starts this season but two for his last four. Last Monday he tossed six innings of six-hit, shutout ball in a 4-0 Washington win over San Francisco, which was a welcome rebound effort after getting shelled for nine runs in less than four innings in his previous outing against Atlanta.
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The Nationals are 5-5 when Fedde starts this season, 3-2 over his last five outings.
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In his only career start against the Reds, in that series back in June, Fedde allowed two runs on six hits and three walks through four innings of a 5-2 Washington win.
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<a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/57283&quot; title="Anthony DeSclafani">DeSclafani</a> is only 5/22 on quality starts this year and 0 for his last three, although a good part of that is due to a short leash. Last Tuesday he gave up four runs and five hits, including a pair of homers, through 5 1/3 innings of an 8-4 Cincinnati victory over the Angels. And just before that, he gave up three runs and seven hits through five frames against the Braves.
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The Reds are 11-11 with DeSclafani this year, and while they're only 2-4 over his last six outings, that's not all his fault.
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In his most recent start against the Nationals, back in August of last season, DeSclafani allowed just one run and six hits through seven innings of a 7-1 Cincy win.
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Monday's Batting Splits<br />
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Cincinnati is batting .246/.314/.434 against right-handed pitching this season. The Reds have also scored at least five runs six times in their last seven games.
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Washington is batting .250/.327/.426 against RH pitching this season. However, this lineup could be without a key stick in Juan Soto (24 HR, 77 RBI), who left Sunday's game with an ankle injury.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Reds bullpen owns a 4.44 ERA this season and a 1.34 WHIP while allowing a .747 OPS.
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The Nationals pen owns a 6.00 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP while allowing an .803 OPS. Numbers like those are why we rank this unit among the bottom three or four bullpens in Baseball.
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Totals Report<br />
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Unders are a lopsided 67-45 in Reds games this season.
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Unders are 58-53 in Nationals games this season.
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Totals are split 27-27 in games played at Nationals Park this season.
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Unders are 2-1 in Reds-Nationals games this season.
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