Marlins at Nationals Free MLB Picks - August 10th, 2010: The Florida Marlins (54-56) are set to take on the Washington Nationals (49-63) in the first game (Tuesday 7:05pm ET) of their three game National League East divisional series. The Washington Nationals welcome back rookie phenom, Stephen Strasburg, who is coming off a short stint on the DL due to shoulder inflamation. Tough time for the Marlins to face the ace, as they've managed to hit for a .219 collective average over their past ten games. The Marlins have won three of their last four road games while the Nationals have won four of their last six at home. Hammerhead Sports delivers the most accurate free sports picks and free MLB picks from our MLB predictions experts. Find our winning MLB Picks selections below.

Prior to his injury, Strasburg (5-2 2.32 ERA) posted a 2.04 ERA in winning three straight starts. In his last outing, Strasburg allowed three runs and seven hits over 5 2/3 innings of an 8-5 win at the Cincinnati Reds.That was on July 21 though. In his only previous meeting with Florida on July 10, Strasburg limited the Marlins to four hits in six innings en route to a 4-0 victory over Ricky Nolasco. Strasburg has been solid at Nationals Park, going 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA in five starts. He has struck out 46 while walking only four in 31 innings; an amazing 11 to 1 K\BB ratio. Strasburg will be on a strict 90 pitch limit tonight as the Nationals try to ease him back slowly.

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Countering for the Marlins will be Anibal Sanchez (8-7, 3.50 ERA), who has recorded just one win in his last seven starts. The only victory, however, was a one-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on July 29. Sanchez lasted just 4 1/3 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in his most recent start, giving up four runs and seven hits in a 7-2 loss on Wednesday. Sanchez owns a 3-0 record and 2.97 ERA in 10 career games against the Nationals, but is 0-0 with a 4.00 ERA at Washington. On May 9th, Sanchez yielded two runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings, settling for a no-decision in a 3-2 loss at Nationals Park. Sanchez is 5-4 with a 4.06 ERA in 10 starts on the road this season.

Bodog Sportsbook has the Florida Marlins (+125) as the Free MLB Picks road underdogs against the Washington Nationals (-135). With two quality pitchers on the mound tonight, one would expect a tightly-contested matchup. The fact is that with Strasburg on the low pitch limit, and that shaky Florida bullpen, the over is the right play here with the MLB Betting Odds total run line at 7.