Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies 9/9/2022 Picks

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The Washington Nationals (49-89) will be opening a three-game series with Philadelphia (75-61) in the NL East Division competition at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 7:05 PM ET.

Washington dropped to 5th place at 49-89 in the National League East Division with a .355 team percentage and 38 matches behind first place after collecting 532 runs but yielding 731 for a -199 run difference this season.

The Nationals lost two straight games to the Cardinals but managed to win the final game at 11-6 and split the series at 2-2 on Thursday.

Left Fielder Alex Call led the scoring for the Nats with 2 runs on 4 hits while driving 5 RBIs in 5 at-bats. Starter Josiah Gray has given away 6 hits, 4 earned runs, and 3 free walks but fanned out 3 St. Louis batters in 3.1 innings pitched in the loss.

Right Fielder Juan Soto recorded 21 dingers in leading the Washington batting unit with 46 runs batted in and a batting average of .246 while Designated Hitter Nelson Cruz added a team-high 64 RBIs with 10 homers and a .238 batting average this year.

First Baseman Josh Bell contributed a team-leading .301 BA, an OBP of .384, and a slugging percentage of .493 for the Nats.

The Washington ball club will be appointing left-hander Patrick Corbin (6-17, 6.28 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 118 Ks) to start the series opener against the Phillies on Friday.

The southpaw thrower pitched for 134.2 innings in the league with a total of 183 hits, 46 free bases, and 25 homers allowed for the season.

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Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Predictions 9/9/2022

The Philadelphia Phillies are in 3rd place at 75-61 in the National League East Division with a team percentage of .551 and 11 outings behind first place after accumulating 636 runs while giving away 569 for a run difference of +67 throughout the year.

The Phillies just came out from a series win over the Miami Marlins after winning the first two rounds at 3-2 & 4-3 but gave up the closing game at 5-6 on Thursday.

First Baseman Rhys Hoskins led the scoring for Philadelphia with a two-run score on a triple in four at-bats while starter Kyle Gibson gave up 9 hits, 4 earned runs, and a walk but wrung up 2 Miami hitters in 5.0 innings of work in the loss.

Left Fielder Kyle Schwarber knocked 36 balls outside the stadium with a team-high 78 RBIs and a .213 batting average in leading the offense for the Phillies.

Third Baseman Alec Bohm enhanced the swinging of bats for Philadelphia with a team-leading batting average of .292, an on-base percentage of .325, and slugging .403 this season.

The Phillies will counter with righty Noah Syndergaard (8-9, 4.07 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 85 Ks) to start the final installment of a series facing the Nationals on Friday night.

The right-handed starter conceded 119 hits, 28 bases on balls, and 11 home runs after finishing 115.0 frames in major league baseball this year.

Washington Nationals vs. Philadelphia Phillies. The MLB Pick for this contest is Washington TBA. Though the Nationals’ starter Patrick Corbin lost 17 matches this season, the southpaw thrower led Washington in two victories after he allowed just three runs on seven hits through 13 innings of work.

On the contrary, Noah Syndergaard of the Phillies gave up nine runs on 16 hits across 10 innings of work leading to two losses for Philadelphia. The prediction: Washington Nationals will win 4-2.

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