T.M. Selection: Texas Rangers.

I like the Texas Rangers to win this game against the Washington Nationals on Friday. The Rangers have won 2 games in a row now and have been getting hot in their ballpark here, putting up some runs in those 2 wins. Their pitching has also been great since they only gave up 2 runs in 2 games against a hot Phillies team. The Nationals haven't looked good this year with 1 of the worst records in the league and I don't see them playing any better in this road game. They have won 2/3 of their previous 3 games but those have also been their only 2 wins in their previous 11 games. Paolo Espino (0-1, 2.29 ERA) is up for the Nationals here and he has been great all year as a reliever but that is mainly his role on this staff and he has only started this year in his 2 most recent appearances. He wasn't great in those starts either giving up 3 runs in his most recent start and I think he is going to have a bad performance here against a hot team pitching in a role he isn't used to. Dane Dunning (1-5, 4.38 ERA) is up for the Rangers here and he hasn't looked great lately but he has been having a pretty good year overall. He has had 2 bad starts in his previous 3 now but I expect him to bounce back in this home game and his team has been putting up a ton of runs too so I expect him to get the run support in this game. The Rangers have looked good on this mini run they have started here and I expect them to extend that here. I like the Rangers to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-3 Rangers.