The Beltway Series resume today in Washington after the Nationals lost to the Orioles the past two days in Baltimore.

The combination of returning home and the pitching matchup - a mismatch that should be reflected with a higher lay price - should ensure a Nationals victory.

Washington is 36-23 at home. The Nationals will be fired-up returning to Nationals Park especially after playing so sloppy last night. The Orioles are an under .500 team when Chris Tillman isn't pitching.

And the injured Tillman won't be pitching here. It's going to be southpaw Wade Miley, which is very bad news for Baltimore.

Miley is a journeyman. Baltimore is his latest stop - and it hasn't been pretty. Miley has made four starts for the Orioles and is 0-2 with a 9.94 ERA. He couldn't hold a 5-1 first inning lead in his last start this past Friday against the Astros allowing six runs on six hits in 1 2/3 innings.

The Nationals are 16-11 versus lefties. They caught Miley last season when he was pitching for Boston. The Nationals got to Miley for seven runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Washington starter Tanner Roark could be a No. 1 pitcher for a bunch of teams. He's highly underrated pitching for the Nationals. Roark has a 2.87 ERA and hasn't lost in more than a month.