In theory, the pregame scratch of Milwaukee Brewers rookie phenom Jacob Misiorowski on Sunday should have offered the Washington Nationals an opportunity to stop their skid. Usually, a team cannot simply replace its ace - or one of its multiple aces - with a player from the minor leagues without a few road bumps along the way.

Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (4-1, 2.70 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Nationals: Brad Lord (2-5, 3.27 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 59 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -182, Nationals +151; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals will try to stop a four-game slide when they play the Milwaukee Brewers.