T.M. Selection: Miami Marlins.

I like the Miami Marlins to win this game against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The Marlins already took the 1st game of this series and they have won 3 games in a row, extending back to their series against the Braves over the weekend. I think the Marlins can take the 2nd game of this series too since they have been getting hot lately and the nationals haven't looked good to start the year. The Nats have been terrible lately, losing 6 games in a row and they haven't won a series in 3 in a row now either. They have lost to some bad teams too, including a 4 game series with the Pirates that they lost 3-1, a 3 game series with the Diamondbacks, and they lost a series to the Giants who are really good unlike the other 2 teams mentioned before but they got swept in all 3 games of that series. It doesn't help either that the Nats have Erick Fedde (1-1, 6.75 ERA) starting in this game and he had a terrible start in his last outing, giving up 7 runs in just 3 innings. He hasn't looked good in any of his starts since he hasn't had a start through 3 games where he didn't give up 2+ runs in the game. The Marlins have some good hitters on their team and I think Fedde is lining up for another bad outing in this game with his struggles to start the year already. Pablo Lopez (2-0, 0.52 ERA) is up for the Marlins here and he has looked great in all of his starts this year. The teams has won all 3 games he started in with him getting credit for 2 of those, and he has played in at least 5 innings in every game, only giving up 1 total run in his 3 starts. I think the Nats aren't going to be able to get the hits and bring in runs on him in this game. I like the Marlins to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-1 Marlins.