Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals: Predictions, Odds and Roster Notes

Where: Nationals Park, Washington D.C.

When: Saturday, July 13th at 7:15 PM EST

How (TV/Radio): Phillies TV/Radio: Fox Sports Philadelphia, KCSP 610 AM. Nationals TV/Radio: MASN, WJFK/106.7 FM.

Team Notes

Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies remain deep in the wild card hunt as Atlanta has taken over the lead in the NL East.

Philadelphia has a 23.4% chance of making the playoffs and a 0.4% to take the World Series title according to Baseball Reference.

The Phillies have dropped to 12-1 to win the National League and have fallen to 28-1 to win the World Series.

Washington Nationals

The Nationals have closed the gap on the Phillies and overtaken them by .5 game as the second half begins this weekend.

Washington has a 46.9% chance to reach the postseason in 2019 and a 2.0% chance to win the World Series title.

The Nationals have 10-1 odds to win the NL and dropped to 22-1 to take the World Series.

Pitcher Notes

Phillies: Jake Arrieta (8-7, 4.67 ERA)

Arrieta continues to struggle as the righty allowed five earned runs over 4.1 innings against the Mets on July 6th.

• Away from Citizens Bank Park, Arrieta has posted a 4.81 ERA with 51 strikeouts in 58 innings.
• Arrieta has given up 18 homers in his 18 starts in 2019.
• Arrieta is allowing a .282 batting average to opposing hitters this year.

Nationals: Max Scherzer (0-0, 4.35 ERA)

Scherzer has allowed just five earned runs in his last seven starts, a streak that spans 52 innings.

• In Scherzer’s last start, he went seven innings, allowing no runs, while striking out 11 batters.
• The Nats’ righty has allowed three homers in his last nine outings.
• Scherzer has struck out ten or more batters in six of his last seven starts.

Hitter Notes

Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies were 3-3 in their six games before the break, scoring 30 runs behind eight homers while hitting .278 as a team.

• 1B Rhys Hoskins is a shocking 0 for 17 against Scherzer with 10 strikeouts.
• OF Bryce Harper is 1 for 4 versus his old teammate with a double.
• OF Jay Bruce is 7 for 22 against Scherzer with two homers and three RBI.

Washington Nationals

The Nationals continued their hot June streak, going 5-1 in the six July games before the All-Star break. Washington scored 26 runs in the six games with 24 extra-base hits.

• 2B Brian Dozier is 5 for 11 against Arrieta with two homers and four RBI.
• SS Trea Turner is 3 for 16 against the righty with one homer and one walk.
• 3B Anthony Rendon is 4 for 17 versus Arrieta with four walks and two RBI.

Roster Notes

Philadelphia Phillies

• SP Jared Eickhoff has biceps strain in his throwing arm and is on the 10-day IL.
• RP Juan Nicasio has a strained groin and is on the 10-day IL.
• OF Odubel Herrera is suspended for the remainder of the season by MLB after a domestic violence incident.

Washington Nationals

• SP Jeremy Hellickson has right shoulder soreness and has been moved to the 60-day IL.
• RP Justin Miller is on the 10-day IL with a strained rotator cuff.
• RP Kyle Barraclough has radial nerve irritation and is recovering on the 10-day IL.

Game Odds Phillies vs Nationals

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