Yesterday the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1. Today they go at it again. Florida is playing slightly above expectations this year. The difference has been their rookie pitching. The rookies account for a majority of the wins. Today, Johnson takes the mound for the Marlins. He’s 11-6 with a 2.84 ERA this season. His last outing was against the surging Los Angeles Dodgers—he got the win.

Johnson has pitched well against the Nationals this season. He’s holding the Nationals to a .045 batting average over his two appearances. The Marlins have played well against Nationals and are looking to make it three straight against them. The Marlins are a -170 favorite and the Nationals are a +155 dog. The under/over for today’s game is 9.

The Nationals, 54-71, are going to send Jason Bergmann to the mound. He’s 0-1 with a 7.31 ERA. It doesn’t look too good. He was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans recently. Bergmann and the dominance of the Marlins over the Nationals are two reasons why the line is so high despite the two teams being close record-wise.