The set-up: Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin have dominated the Marlins over the first two games of this series and I expect Stephen Strasburg to do the same tonight. The struggling home side hands the ball to Sandy Alcantara.

The pitchers: Strasburg (8-4, 3.79 ERA) has dominated this matchup throughout his career, going 18-7 with a 2.88 ERA in 32 career starts (struck out a season high 11 in a 5-0 win over eight innings in the most recent on April 21st.)

Alcantara (4-6, 3.51) faced the Nats in May and allowed five runs over five innings. Overall Alcantara is 0-3 with a ballooned 9.00 ERA in three career outings vs. Washington.

The pick: Considering the lop-sided/massive talent discrepancy on the mound, I definitely feel that the sharp move in this particular contest is to lay the 1.5 runs for the near "pick em" price.

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