Pick on the Total for Padres-Nationals on May 23

The San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals made a blockbuster trade last season in August and now the cornerstone pieces of the deal will look to stick it to the other team when they hook up in Washington DC on Tuesday.

San Diego Padres (-150, 8) vs. Washington Nationals

Perhaps the most impactful pitcher in the trade last season gets the start for the Nationals on Tuesday as MacKenzie Gore enters with a 3.69 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings while having allowed three runs or fewer in seven of his nine starts and no more than four runs all season.

Gore also benefits from facing a Padres lineup that has scored four runs or in 10 of their last 11 games and .221 batting average is last in the league.

  
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