Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals 9/1/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Philadelphia Phillies (68-64) will face the Washington Nationals (55-76) in the finale of a three-game tournament at Nationals Park in Washington on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at 7:05 PM ET. Philadelphia just defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in a four-game battle after winning the last three installments with a total of 21 runs scored over the weekend. The Phillies won the series opener versus the Nationals at 7-4, Monday. Philadelphia earned their fifth straight win after beating Washington in Game 2 at 12-6 on Tuesday. Starter Mat Moore made 3.1 innings after allowing five earned runs on six hits with five walks granted while striking out two hitters of the Nats. The bullpen contributed a combined one earned run on four hits allowed while awarding one free base and struck out four Washington batters in the winning effort.

Philadelphia will be sending Right-handed Pitcher Aaron Nola to the pitcher’s mound to start the series finale versus the Nationals on Wednesday. In his appearances on the mound, the twenty-eight-year-old righty starter is 7-7 with a 4.30 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and struck out a total of 181 batters in 148.2 innings pitched in the majors. Nola has given away 131 hits, 21 home runs, and 33 bases on balls this season.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Predictions 9/1/2021

On the Washington side, the squad scored a total of nine runs in losing the series to the New York Mets last weekend. The Nationals fell behind from the 1st inning to the 5th to the eventual 4-7 defeat to the Philadelphia Phillies in the series opener on Monday. Washington needs a win here after losing four straight contests including the recent 6-12 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday. Starting Pitcher Patrick Corbin went 5.0 innings of play while giving away six earned runs on nine base hits with four bases on balls awarded and struck out four hitters of the Phillies in the loss. Third Baseman Carter Kieboom acquired a one-run score on one hit with two RBIs. Shortstop Luis Garcia made one run on a double and drove one RBI for the Nationals. CF Lane Thomas and 1B Ryan Zimmerman added one run on one hit with an RBI each in the loss.

Washington will counter with right-hander Paolo Espino to take his post on the bump to start the final installment of a series against the Phillies on Wednesday. The thirty-four-year-old right-handed thrower is 4-4 with a 4.13 ERA and 1.165 WHIP while striking out 65 batters in 80.2 innings pitched this season. Espino gave up 79 hits and 15 home runs while granting 15 walks on the year.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals. The MLB Pick for this contest is Philadelphia -175. The Phillies are on their way to the playoffs and it’s hard to mess with the Phillies at this stage. Whereas, the Nationals are also a good team but have lost a bunch of talents from their line-up this season that will make it difficult for Washington to win a match at this time. That will give Philadelphia an easy way to close this series with a victory on Wednesday. The prediction, Philadelphia Phillies will win at 6-3.

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