Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals 8/30/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Philadelphia Phillies (66-64) will duel the Washington Nationals (55-74) in a three-game competition at Nationals Park in Washington on Monday, August 30, 2021, at 7:05 PM ET. Philadelphia defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in a four-game tournament after winning the last three installments over the weekend. The Phillies bowed to the Diamondbacks in the series opener at 7-8 on Thursday but won the remaining contests at 7-6 on Friday, 7-0 on Saturday, and 7-4 in the series finale on Sunday. Philadelphia scored a total of five runs after five innings of play and added two more runs in the 8th to the eventual 7-4 win while hitting 11 shots. Starter Ranger Suarez went 5.1 innings while giving away one earned run on five hits with two walks granted and struck out five Arizona batters in achieving the win for the Phillies. Shortstop Freddy Galvis drove three RBIs on one base hit and made one run in the victory.

Philadelphia will be sending Right-handed Pitcher Zack Wheeler to the pitcher’s mound to start the first installment of a series versus the Nationals on Monday. In his MLB tour this season, the thirty-one-year-old righty thrower is 10-9 with a 2.90 ERA while striking out a total of 204 batters. Wheeler lost three successive starts and gave up 15 runs in his last 20 innings pitched.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Predictions 8/30/2021

On the part of Washington, the team beat the New York Mets in Game 1 of a series at 2-1 on Friday but lost the next two outings at 3-6 on Saturday and 4-9 in the final round on Sunday. Starting Pitcher Erick Fedde finished 5.1 innings with five earned runs on eight hits allowed while awarding one free base and struck out six New York hitters in the losing effort. The bullpen also contributed a combined three earned runs on three hits allowed with three walks granted while striking out two batters in defeat. First Baseman Josh Bell scored two runs on a double with three RBIs while RF Juan Soto added two runs on one hit with an RBI for the Nationals.

Washington will counter with rookie Right-handed Pitcher Josiah Gray to start the opening of a three-game competition against the Phillies on Monday. The twenty-three-year-old righty starter is 0-1 with a 2.89 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and struck out 29 hitters in 28.0 innings pitched in the majors this season. In his MLB tour, Gray struck out 42 batters and recorded an impressive 1.19 WHIP in pitching for 36.0 innings.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals. The MLB Pick for this contest is Philadelphia -190. The Phillies ranked 15th on the offense and 17th on defense while the Nationals ranked 18th on the offense and 21st on defense this season. Philadelphia is the better team in this match-up and the team gained momentum after winning three games in a row while Washington struggled after losing their recent two outings to the Mets. The Phillies will win predicted at 6-3.

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