The Washington Nationals will play the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of their series at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Washington Nationals are 49-91 this season and have lost four of their last five games. Washington has lost the first two games of this series by scores of 5-3 and 8-5. The Washington pitching staff has a 5.05 ERA, a 1.44 WHIP, and a .265 opponent batting average this season. The Nationals offense has scored 540 runs with a .252 batting average and a .315 on base percentage. Lane Thomas is batting .253 with 15 home runs and 49 RBI’s for the Nationals this season. The projected starter for Washington is Anibal Sanchez, who is 2-5 with a 4.56 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP over 51.1 innings pitched this season.
The Philadelphia Phillies are 77-62 this season and have won four of their last five games. Prior to winning the first two games of this series, Philadelphia won two out of three games against the Marlins. The Philadelphia pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .242 opponent batting average. The Phillies offense has scored 654 runs with a .255 batting average and a .317 on base percentage this year. Kyle Schwarber is batting .214 with 37 home runs and 79 RBI’s for the Phillies this season. The projected starter for Philadelphia is Aaron Nola, who is 9-11 with a 3.35 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP over 177.1 innings pitched this season.
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