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Washington NationalsvsMiami Marlins

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It's a battle of two clubs going nowhere fast: the Washington Nationals at 61-68 head into loanDepot Park to face a Miami Marlins team that's only marginally better at 64-64. Vegas has the Marlins as modest home favorites at -140, with the over/under sitting at 7.5, so expect some offense even if neither bullpen inspires much confidence.

This has getaway-day energy written all over it, with both managers likely quick to the pen if their starter doesn't have his best stuff. Bold prediction: the Marlins scrape out a walk-off win after the Nationals' pen blows a late lead.