This is a 5* play on the Washington Nationals.

Anthony DeSclafani (2-0, 1.52 ERA gets the nod for the visitors, he'd most recently hold the Friars scoreless over eight innings on Sunday, giving up five scattered hits to go along with five K's in the dominant performance. There was some room to read between the lines though in the impressive outing though, as he'd only generate six swinging strikes among his 117 pitches. DeSclafani has been all over the map as far as his game-to-game consistency has been concered in his limited time so far this year and he obviously draws a touch matchup throwing opposite the tested Tanner Roark (7-5, 2.96) who also comes in off a shutout effort, giving up no runs off seven hits with one walk while striking out seven over seven innings in a win over Milwaukee on Sunday. Roark has now registered quality starts in six of his last eight outings and has to be feeling especially confident in this spot as he's posted a very respectable 2.25 ERA in front of the home town crowd this year. Despite how well DeSclafani pitched in his last outing, we're giving the big nod to Roark in this matchup. Play on the NATIONALS.

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