Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals 8/2/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Philadelphia Phillies (52-53) will challenge the Washington Nationals (49-56) in the opening of the NL East four-game series at Nationals Park in Washington on Monday, August 2, 2021, at 7:05 PM ET. Philadelphia ended up winning the final round of a series and prevented a sweep after losing the first two installments versus the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend. The Phillies bowed to the Pirates at 0-7 on Friday and 2-3 on Saturday but managed to bounce back with a 15-4 blowout win on Sunday. Philadelphia hit 20 shots and scored seven runs in the final two innings resulting in a total of 15 runs scored in the victory. Pitcher Kyle Gibson made a good start with two runs on five hits allowed while granting two walks and struck out five Pittsburgh batters in pitching for 6.2 innings in the winning effort for the Phillies. Catcher J.T. Realmuto led the charge with a grand slam, four RBIs and three runs, in five base hits while SS Gregorius added three RBIs with a triple and made a run in the win.

Philadelphia will be assigning southpaw Ranger Suarez to get the ball and make his career debut start for the Phillies versus the Nationals on Monday. The 25-year-old left-hander is 5-3 with a nice 1.12 ERA and a WHIP at 0.87 while striking out 42 batters in the major league this season.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Predictions 8/2/2021

Over Washington camp, the team just won a series over the Chicago Cubs with a 2-1 standing over the weekend. The Nationals split the first two rounds with a 4-3 victory on Friday and a 3-6 defeat to the Cubs on Saturday. Washington made an early lead at 4-1 after the 4th frame and added two more runs with a total of 10 base hits to conclude the series with a 6-5 triumph on Sunday. Starting Pitcher Erick Fedde gave up three earned runs on four hits with one walk and struck out eight Chicago batters in 6.0 innings pitched in the win. Left Fielder Yadiel Hernández scored two runs on four base hits with three RBIs in leading the Nationals. First Baseman Josh Bell acquired a one-run score with a double and two RBIs in the winning effort.

Washington will counter with rookie righty Josiah Gray to take the starting role in the opening game of a series against the Phillies on Monday. In his second MLB start with the Nationals, the right-handed starter is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA and struck out 13 batters in his two appearances on the mound this season.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals. The MLB Pick for this contest is Philadelphia -120. The Phillies ranked 14th on the offense and 19th on defense while the Nationals ranked 16th on the offense and 17th on defense this season. Philadelphia still got a better offense here after splitting their last 10 while Washington won only four of their last 10 overall. The Phillies are trying to pour out all their talents to get better until the end of this season and Ranger Suarez has a solid pitching capability to help Philadelphia grab a road victory on Monday. The predicted score, Philadelphia Phillies will win at 5-4.

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