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It’s the 93-73 L.A. Dodgers versus the 97-69 Washington Nationals in the 5th game of the NLDS in Washington D.C. Thursday October 13th. The first pitch at Nationals Park is scheduled for 8 PM ET.
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The Dodgers beat the Nationals 6-5 in Game 4 of this series to tie it up and force a game 5. In the game Clayton Kershaw was not his dominant self, but Chase Utley hit an RBI single in the 8th inning to break the 5-5 tie.
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The Dodgers had lost the last two games of this series before winning Game 4 at home. They rank 5th in team ERA and 14th in runs scored.
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This will be the Nationals 2nd attempt to close out this series. They rank 8th in the Majors in runs scored and 2nd in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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<strong>Los Angeles:</strong> Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12 ERA)
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<strong>Washington: </strong>Max Scherzer (20-7, 2.96 ERA)
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Rich Hill goes for the Dodgers in this Game 5 and he started Game 2 in Washington going only four innings and giving up four earned runs in a 5-2 Nationals win. L.A. has lost his last four starts. Hill came to the Dodgers in a mid July trade with the Oakland A’s and while he was great in his first three starts not giving up any earned runs he has given up 11 earned runs in 19 innings in his last four starts.
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Max Scherzer goes for the Nationals and he started Game 1 of this series going six innings and giving up four earned runs in a 4-3 Washington loss. The Nationals had won his previous 10 starts, but in his last two starts he has given up nine earned runs in 11 innings. In Scherzer career in the postseason he is 4-4. The Nationals are 19-7 in his last 26 starts and they have won five of their last six games at home with him on the hill.
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Dodgers at Nationals Betting Angles<br />
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The Dodgers are 9-3 in their last 12 games against the Nationals.
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The Dodgers are 5-2 in their last 7 road games against the Nationals.
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In the last 7 games between these teams the Over record is 6-1.
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This season the Nationals are 51-32 at home and the Dodgers are 39-44 on the road.
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<strong>Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records</strong>
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<strong>L.A. Dodgers:</strong> 93-73 SU / O/U 74-85 / Run Line W/L 77-89
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<strong>Washington Nationals:</strong> 97-69 SU / O/U 79-79 / Run Line W/L 87-79
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<strong>DODGERS</strong>
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[P] 10/04/2016 - Adam Liberatore out for season ( Elbow )
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[P] 09/10/2016 - Carlos Frias 60-day DL (9/9) ( Oblique )
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[LF] 08/10/2016 - Scott Van Slyke 60-day DL (8/8) ( Wrist )
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[P] 07/21/2016 - Chris Hatcher 60-day DL (7/20) ( Oblique )
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[P] 07/19/2016 - Hyun-Jin Ryu 15-day DL (7/9) ( Elbow )
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[LF] 07/16/2016 - Trayce Thompson 60-day DL (7/10) ( Back )
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[P] 05/24/2016 - Chin-Hui Tsao 60-day DL (5/22) ( Tricep )
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[P] 04/23/2016 - Yimi Garcia 60-day DL (4/23) ( Bicep )
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<strong>NATIONALS</strong>
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[C] 09/27/2016 - Wilson Ramos out for season ( Knee )
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[P] 09/09/2016 - Stephen Strasburg out indefinitely ( Elbow )
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[P] 03/31/2016 - Aaron Barrett 60-day DL (4/1) ( Elbow )
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