Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals 8/27/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Philadelphia Phillies will skirmish with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington D.C on Thursday, August 27, 2020 6:05 P.M, ET. This will be the 3rd installment of a 3 game National League Series where the Phillies are up 2 games to none. The Phillies defeated the remaining champions in games 1 and 2 at 8-3, and 3-2. The Phillies are now 10th in the National League with a 12-14 record, and are 3rd in the AL East Division.

The Phillies are now on their 3rd straight win, and scored 16 total runs in their last 3 games. The squad split their last 6 games. The Phillies outhit the Nationals 12-7 in game 2, and was led by Andrew McCutchen who had 3 hits in the game. Rhys Hoskins went 1 for 3 with a solo homer in the 3rd. Aaron Nola got the win allowing only 2 earned runs in 7 innings pitched. Philadelphia is led by JT Realmuto this season with 26 hits, 25 runs batted in, and 9 home runs. The Phillies are a strong offensive team with a batting average at .261 which is 4th in the league, although their pitching staff is one of the worst at 27th place allowing 5.38 earned runs per game. Spencer Howard will start for the Nationals in game 3 of the series. He is now 0-1 with a 6.17 ERA with 11 strikeouts this season.

Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Predictions 8/27/2020

The reigning champions are now on their 3rd straight loss as they were defeated in their last game against Miami, and dropped the 1st 2 games against the Phillies. The Nationals won only a single game in their last 5, and scored a total of 13 runs in their last 3. Juan Soto got the solo home run in the 2nd inning of game 2, to go along with his 1 hit, and 1 RBI. Howie Kendrick chipped in 2 hits and 1 RBI for the team. Will Harris got the loss after allowing 1 earned run in 1 inning pitched. Trea Turner leads the offensive of the Nationals this season with 34 hits on .309 BAA , while Juan Soto has 18 RBIs, and 8 bombs for the team. The team has the 3rd best BAA at .263, with a below average bullpen allowing 5.04 earned runs per game to get the 24th spot in the league. The Nationals are now 13th in the National League with an 11-17 record, and are 5th in the NL East Division. Max Scherzer will be on the mound for the Nationals. Scherzer is now 2-1 with a 4.31 ERA with 44 strikeouts this season.

Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals. MLB’s pick of the game will go to the Washington Nationals -195. Scherzer is the better pitcher in this series, and he is known to dominate the Phillies. Washington already lost this series, but they can prevent the sweep if they can give support to Scherzer. Washington is also against Howard who is struggling in his rookie year. The Phillies are playing bad when playing in Nationals Park, and lost 8 of their last 9 meetings in Washington. Washington wins this match to a predicted score of 6-5.

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