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The Padres visit the Nationals, and I haven’t been this excited since I learned the NHL’s newest expansion team will be called the Utah Hockey Club.
San Diego’s Dylan Cease has put opponents in cease-fire mode.
He’s thrown back-to-back one-hitters over 13 shutout innings while fanning 21.
Washington’s Patrick Corbin has just two wins in 20 starts, but one of them was earned in his latest outing — a one-run-over-six-inning gem against the Reds.
Hoping Cease falls back to earth and Corbin keeps the home team in the game, we will take the home-dog Nats for $50.
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Special thank you to Braves manager Brian Snitker for leaving his starter Allan Winans in the game.
Winans should have pulled himself out of the game, Joe Biden style, after surrendering four runs in the opening frame.
Winans went on to allow three more runs over 2 ²/₃ innings, and the Reds rolled, 9-4. We’ve been counting our “winans” for a week. Streak is at seven. Down -713 peteroses.