The Washington Nationals are on the road at the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. This is the first of a four game series between these two National League East teams. The Nationals are 55-66 on the season. That is fourth in the division. Washington is coming off a loss to Baltimore on Wednesday.
For the Philadelphia Phillies, they are 70-50 on the season. The Phillies are in first place in the National League East. Philadelphia had their four game losing streak snapped with a win on Wednesday over the Marlins.
The Philadelphia Phillies are -225 over the Washington Nationals in this game. The Phillies and Nationals have a total of 7.5 runs.
Washington Nationals
Mitchell Parker gets the start for the Washington Nationals. Parker is 6-6 on the season, with a 3.83 earned run average. The right hander has thrown 112.2 innings this season, and struck out 92 batters. Parker is making his 22nd start of the season.
The Nationals offense is led by CJ Abrams and Luis Garcia. Abrams has 111 hits on the season, while Garcia is at 110. Abrams leads the team with 17 homeruns, while he has 25 doubles on the season as well. Washington sees both of those guys tied at the top with 59 runs batted in.
Washington is set for this four game series on the road. The Nationals will come home on Tuesday and host the Colorado Rockies. Following that, Washington will head back out on the road and take on the Atlanta Braves.
Philadelphia Phillies
For Philadelphia, it is Zack Wheeler on the mound. Wheeler is 11-5 on the season, with a 2.77 earned run average. The right hander has thrown 142.2 innings on the season, and struck out 156 batters. Wheeler has walked 43 batters on the season as well.
The Phillies brought their offense to the game on Wednesday. Kyle Schwarber clubbed his 28th home run of the season. It was a grand slam to put the Phillies on top in the game. Bryce Harper had two hits in the game, and is now hitting right around .280 on the season.
Philadelphia has been one of the best hitting teams in all of Major League Baseball. The Phillies are hitting .254 on the season, and scoring 4.8 runs per game. Philadelphia has clubbed 145 home runs, which is inside the Top 10 in the league.
Phillies beat up Nationals on Thursday
The Philadelphia Phillies are going to win this game, and win it easily. We like Philadelphia to score a bunch of runs and take care of Washington early. The final bet for this game is the Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 (-110) over the Washington Nationals. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball bets!
